IR-2020-205, Third quarter estimated tax payments due Sept. 15

IRS Newswire Sept. 9, 2020
News Essentials What's Hot News Releases IRS - The Basics IRS Guidance Media Contacts Facts & Figures Around The Nation e-News Subscriptions The Newsroom Topics Multimedia Center Noticias en Español Radio PSAs Tax Scams The Tax Gap Fact Sheets IRS Tax Tips Armed Forces Latest News Home IRS Resources Compliance & Enforcement Contact My Local Office Filing Options Forms & Instructions Frequently Asked Questions News Taxpayer Advocate Where to File IRS Social Media	Issue Number:    IR-2020-205 Inside This Issue Third quarter estimated tax payments due Sept. 15   IRS YouTube Video: Estimated Tax Payments - English     WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today reminded the self-employed, investors, retirees and others with income not subject to withholding that third quarter estimated tax payments for 2020 are due Sept. 15.   Taxes are paid as income is received during the year through withholding from pay, pension or certain government payments such as Social Security or unemployment; and/or making quarterly estimated tax payments.   Who should pay quarterly?   Individuals, including sole proprietors, partners and S corporation shareholders, generally make quarterly estimated tax payments if they expect to owe $1,000 or more when their tax return is filed. Taxpayers with income not subject to withholding, including interest, dividends, capital gains, alimony and rental income, normally make estimated tax payments.   Special rules apply to some groups of taxpayers, such as farmers, fishermen, casualty and disaster victims, those who recently became disabled, recent retirees and those who receive income unevenly during the year. Publication 505, Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax, provides more information on estimated tax rules. The worksheet in Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individuals, or Form 1120-W, Estimated Tax for Corporations, has details on who must pay estimated tax.   Penalty for underpayment   If a taxpayer underpaid their taxes, they may have to pay a penalty. This applies whether they paid through withholding or through estimated tax payments. A penalty may also apply for late estimated tax payments even if someone is due a refund when they file their tax return.   In general, taxpayers don't have to pay a penalty if they meet any of these conditions: They owe less than $1,000 in tax with their tax return. Throughout the year, they paid the smaller of these two amounts: at least 90% (however, see 2018 Penalty Relief, below) of the tax for the current year 100% of the tax shown on their tax return for the prior year – this can increase to 110% based on adjusted gross income   To see if they owe a penalty, taxpayers should use Form 2210. The IRS may waive the penalty if someone underpaid because of unusual circumstances and not willful neglect. Examples include: casualty, disaster or another unusual situation. an individual retired after reaching age 62 during a tax year when estimated tax payments applied.  an individual became disabled during a tax year when estimated tax payments applied. There are special rules for underpayment for farmers and fishermen. Publication 505 has more information. Tax Withholding Estimator   The Tax Withholding Estimator on IRS.gov offers taxpayers a clear, step-by-step method to have the right amount of tax withheld from wages and pensions. It also has instructions to file a new Form W-4 to give to their employer to adjust the amount withheld each payday.   Other IRS.gov resources   The "Pay" tab on the front page of IRS.gov provides complete tax payment information, how and when to pay, payment options and more. Form 2210, Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates, and Trusts Form 2220, Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Corporations IRS: Unemployment compensation is taxable; have tax withheld now and avoid a tax-time surprise   The fourth and final 2020 estimated tax payment is due Jan. 15, 2021.   Back to Top         Thank you for subscribing to the IRS Newswire, an IRS e-mail service. If you know someone who might want to subscribe to this mailing list, please forward this message to them so they can subscribe. This message was distributed automatically from the mailing list IRS Newswire. Please Do Not Reply To This Message.

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