Form 1040-ES: Purpose of This Package
Form 1040-ES: Purpose of This Package
Form 1040-ES: Purpose of This Package
Form 1040-ES
Estimated Tax for Individuals
Purpose of This Package and you had no tax liability for the full 12-month 2023 tax
year. You had no tax liability for 2023 if your total tax was
Use Form 1040-ES to figure and pay your estimated tax zero or you didn’t have to file an income tax return.
for 2024.
Special Rules
Estimated tax is the method used to pay tax on income
that isn’t subject to withholding (for example, earnings There are special rules for farmers, fishermen, certain
from self-employment, interest, dividends, rents, alimony, household employers, and certain higher income
etc.). In addition, if you don’t elect voluntary withholding, taxpayers.
you should make estimated tax payments on other taxable Farmers and fishermen. If at least two-thirds of your
income, such as unemployment compensation and the gross income for 2023 or 2024 is from farming or fishing,
taxable part of your social security benefits. substitute 662/3% for 90% in (2a) under General Rule.
Preprinted vouchers. If you made estimated tax Household employers. When estimating the tax on your
payments for 2023, this package may contain vouchers 2024 tax return, include your household employment
that are preprinted with your name, address, and SSN. taxes if either of the following applies.
If your name or SSN isn't correct, make the • You will have federal income tax withheld from wages,
TIP necessary changes on the vouchers. Cross out pensions, annuities, gambling winnings, or other income.
the name and SSN of a deceased or divorced • You would be required to make estimated tax payments
spouse. to avoid a penalty even if you didn’t include household
employment taxes when figuring your estimated tax.
Change of address. If your address has changed, file Higher income taxpayers. If your adjusted gross
Form 8822, to update your record. income (AGI) for 2023 was more than $150,000 ($75,000
Future developments. For the latest information about if your filing status for 2024 is married filing separately),
developments related to Form 1040-ES and its substitute 110% for 100% in (2b) under General Rule,
instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were earlier. This rule doesn’t apply to farmers or fishermen.
published, go to IRS.gov/Form1040ES.
Increase Your Withholding
Who Must Make Estimated Tax If you also receive salaries and wages, you may be able to
Payments avoid having to make estimated tax payments on your
other income by asking your employer to take more tax out
The estimated tax rules apply to: of your earnings. To do this, file a new Form W-4,
• U.S. citizens and resident aliens; Employee's Withholding Certificate, with your employer.
• Residents of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Generally, if you receive a pension or annuity you can
Islands, and American Samoa; and use Form W-4P, Withholding Certificate for Periodic
• Nonresident aliens (use Form 1040-ES (NR)). Pension or Annuity Payments, to start or change your
withholding from these payments.
General Rule
In most cases, you must pay estimated tax for 2024 if both You can also choose to have federal income tax
of the following apply. withheld from certain government payments (see Form
1. You expect to owe at least $1,000 in tax for 2024, W-4V, Voluntary Withholding Request) or from
after subtracting your withholding and refundable credits. nonperiodic payments and eligible rollover distributions
(see Form W-4R, Withholding Certificate for Nonperiodic
2. You expect your withholding and refundable credits Payments and Eligible Rollover Distributions).
to be less than the smaller of:
You can use the Tax Withholding Estimator at
a. 90% of the tax to be shown on your 2024 tax return,
or TIP IRS.gov/W4App to determine whether you need to
have your withholding increased or decreased.
b. 100% of the tax shown on your 2023 tax return. Your
2023 tax return must cover all 12 months. Additional Information You May Need
Note. These percentages may be different if you are a You can find most of the information you will need in Pub.
farmer, fisherman, or higher income taxpayer. See Special 505, Tax Withholding and Estimated Tax, and in the
Rules, later. instructions for the 2023 Form 1040 and 1040-SR.
Exception. You don’t have to pay estimated tax for 2024 For details on how to get forms and publications, see
if you were a U.S. citizen or resident alien for all of 2023 the 2023 Instructions for Form 1040.
Where To File Your Estimated Tax Payment Voucher if Paying by Check or Money Order
Mail your estimated tax payment voucher and check or money order to the address shown below for the place where you live. Do not mail your tax return to this address
or send an estimated tax payment without a payment voucher. Also, do not mail your estimated tax payments to the address shown in the Form 1040 instructions. If you
need more payment vouchers, you can make a copy of one of your unused vouchers.
Caution: For proper delivery of your estimated tax payment to a P.O. box, you must include the box number in the address. Also, note that only the U.S. Postal Service
can deliver to P.O. boxes. Therefore, you cannot use a private delivery service to make estimated tax payments required to be sent to a P.O. box.
IF you live in . . . THEN send it to . . . IF you live in . . . THEN send it to . . .
Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Internal Revenue Service A foreign country, American Samoa, Internal Revenue Service
Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, P.O. Box 1300 or Puerto Rico (or are excluding P.O. Box 1303
North Carolina, South Carolina, Charlotte, NC 28201-1300 income under Internal Revenue Charlotte, NC 28201-1303
Tennessee, Texas Code 933), or use an APO or FPO
address, or file Form 2555 or 4563,
or are a dual-status alien or
nonpermanent resident of Guam or
the U.S. Virgin Islands
Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Internal Revenue Service Guam: Department of
District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, P.O. Box 931100 Bona fide residents* Revenue and Taxation
Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Louisville, KY 40293-1100 Government of Guam
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, P.O. Box 23607
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New GMF, GU 96921
York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia,
Wisconsin
Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Internal Revenue Service U.S. Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Bureau
Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, P.O. Box 802502 Bona fide residents* of Internal Revenue
Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Cincinnati, OH 45280-2502 6115 Estate Smith Bay
North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Suite 225
Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming St. Thomas, VI 00802
*Bona fide residents must prepare separate vouchers for estimated income tax and self-employment tax payments. Send the income tax vouchers to the address for
bona fide residents and the self-employment tax vouchers to the address for non-bona fide residents.
Instructions for the 2024 Estimated Line 9. Self-employment tax. If you and your spouse
make joint estimated tax payments and both of you have
Tax Worksheet self-employment income, figure the self-employment tax
If you file Form 1040-SS, use the 2024 Estimated for each of you separately. Enter the total on line 9. When
Tax Worksheet for Filers of Form 1040-SS. estimating your 2024 net earnings from self-employment,
!
CAUTION be sure to use only 92.35% (0.9235) of your total net profit
from self-employment.
Line 1. Adjusted gross income. When figuring the
adjusted gross income you expect in 2024, be sure to Line 10. Other taxes. Use the 2023 Instructions for Form
consider the items listed under What’s New, earlier. For 1040 to determine if you expect to owe, for 2024, any of
more details on figuring your AGI, see Expected the taxes that would have been entered on your 2023
AGI—Line 1 in chapter 2 of Pub. 505. Schedule 2 (Form 1040), line 8 through 12 and 14 through
17z (see Exception 2, later). On line 10, enter the total of
If you are self-employed, be sure to take into account
those taxes, subject to the following two exceptions.
the deduction for self-employment tax. Use the 2024
Self-Employment Tax and Deduction Worksheet for Lines Exception 1. Include household employment taxes
1 and 9 of the Estimated Tax Worksheet to figure the from Schedule 2 (Form 1040), line 9, on this line only if:
amount to subtract when figuring your expected AGI. This • You will have federal income tax withheld from wages,
worksheet will also give you the amount to enter on line 9 pensions, annuities, gambling winnings, or other income;
of your estimated tax worksheet. or
• You would be required to make estimated tax payments
Line 7. Credits. See the 2023 Form 1040 or 1040-SR, (to avoid a penalty) even if you didn’t include household
line 19, and Schedule 3 (Form 1040), lines 1 through 6z, employment taxes when figuring your estimated tax.
and the related instructions for the types of credits If you meet either of the above, include the total of your
allowed. household employment taxes on line 10.
* Your net profit from self-employment is found on Schedule C (Form 1040), line 31; Schedule F (Form 1040), line 34; and Schedule K-1 (Form 1065), box 14, code A.
Exception 2. Because the following taxes are not • If you filed a joint return for 2023 but you will not file a
required to be paid until the due date of your income tax joint return for 2024, first figure the tax both you and your
(not including extensions), do not include them on line 10. spouse would have paid had you filed separate returns for
• Uncollected social security and Medicare or RRTA tax 2023 using the same filing status as for 2024. Then
on tips or group-term life insurance (Schedule 2, line 13), multiply the tax on the joint return by a fraction, the
• Recapture of federal mortgage subsidy (Schedule 2, numerator being the tax you would have paid had you filed
line 17b), a separate return, over the total tax you and your spouse
• Excise tax on excess golden parachute payments would have paid had you filed separate returns. Enter this
(Schedule 2, line 17k), amount on line 12b.
• Excise tax on insider stock compensation from an • If you didn’t file a return for 2023 or your 2023 tax year
expatriated corporation (Schedule 2, line 17m), and was less than 12 full months, don’t complete line 12b.
• Look-back interest under section 167(g) or 460(b) Instead, enter the amount from line 12a on line 12c.
(Schedule 2, line 17n). Figuring your 2023 tax. Use the following instructions
Additional Medicare Tax. For information about the to figure your 2023 tax.
Additional Medicare Tax, see the Instructions for Form The tax shown on your 2023 Form 1040 or 1040-SR is
8959. the amount on Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 24, reduced
Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT). For information by:
about the Net Investment Income Tax, see the Instructions 1. Unreported social security and Medicare tax or
for Form 8960. RRTA tax from Schedule 2 (Form 1040), lines 5 and 6;
Repayment of first-time homebuyer credit. You
must repay the first-time homebuyer credit if you bought 2. Any tax included on Schedule 2 (Form 1040), line 8,
the home in 2008. on excess contributions to an IRA, Archer MSA, Coverdell
education savings account, health savings account, ABLE
For details about repaying the first-time homebuyer account, or on excess accumulations in qualified
credit, see the Instructions for Form 5405. retirement plans;
Line 12b. Prior year's tax. Enter the 2023 tax you figure 3. Amounts on Schedule 2 (Form 1040) as listed
according to the instructions in Figuring your 2023 tax under Exception 2, earlier; and
unless you meet one of the following exceptions. 4. Any refundable credit amounts on Form 1040 or
• If the AGI shown on your 2023 return is more than 1040-SR, lines 27, 28, and 29, Schedule 3 (Form 1040),
$150,000 ($75,000 if married filing separately for 2024), lines 9 and 12, and Schedule H lines 8e and 8f.
enter 110% of your 2023 tax as figured next.
Note. This doesn’t apply to farmers or fishermen.
• If you will file a joint return for 2024 but you didn’t file a
joint return for 2023, add the tax shown on your 2023
return to the tax shown on your spouse's 2023 return and
enter the total on line 12b.
2024 Estimated Tax Worksheet for Filers of Form 1040-SS Keep for Your Records
1. Complete lines 1 through 10 of the 2024 Self-Employment Tax and Deduction Worksheet and enter the amount from
line 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.
2. Household employment taxes and the Additional Medicare Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.
3. Add lines 1 and 2 ................................................................ 3.
4. Bona fide residents of Puerto Rico only, enter the amount of your additional child tax credit (if any) ............ 4.
5. Subtract line 4 from line 3. If less than the sum of $1,000 and household employment taxes, no payment is
required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.
6a. Multiple line 5 by 90% (66 2/3% for farmers and fishermen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6a.
b. Enter the tax amount from your 2023 tax return (the amount from Form 1040-SS, line 6 minus the sum of Form
1040-SS, lines 8 through 11b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6b.
c. Enter the smaller of line 6a or 6b (minus the expected amount of Additional Medicare Tax withholding). This is the
annual payment you must make . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6c.
Caution: Generally, if you do not prepay at least the amount shown on line 6c, you may owe a penalty for not paying enough
estimated tax. To avoid a penalty, make sure your estimate on line 1 is as accurate as possible. If you are not sure of the
amount of estimated tax, and line 6a is smaller than line 6b, it would be convenient for you to pay an amount of at least the
amount shown on line 6b. Even if you pay the required annual payment, you may still owe tax when you file your return. If you
prefer, you can pay the amount shown on line 1. For details, see chapter 2 of Pub. 505.
7. Amount of the installments. If the first payment you are required to make is due April 15, 2024, enter ¼ of line 6c
(minus any 2023 overpayment that you are applying to this installment) here, and on your estimated tax payment
voucher(s) if you are paying by check or money order. (Even when you are not required to make the payment due on
April 15, 2024, your economic situation might change in a way that you might need to present a payment voucher and
make a payment in the future. See Annualized Income Installment Method in chapter 2 of Pub. 505, for
more information.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.
12a Multiply line 11c by 90% (662/3% for farmers and fishermen) . . . . . . 12a
b Required annual payment based on prior year’s tax (see instructions) . . . 12b
c Required annual payment to avoid a penalty. Enter the smaller of line 12a or 12b . . . . . . 12c
Caution: Generally, if you do not prepay (through income tax withholding and estimated tax payments)
at least the amount on line 12c, you may owe a penalty for not paying enough estimated tax. To avoid
a penalty, make sure your estimate on line 11c is as accurate as possible. Even if you pay the required
annual payment, you may still owe tax when you file your return. If you prefer, you can pay the amount
shown on line 11c. For details, see chapter 2 of Pub. 505.
13 Income tax withheld and estimated to be withheld during 2024 (including income tax withholding on
pensions, annuities, certain deferred income, and Additional Medicare Tax withholding) . . . . . 13
(c) Check or
Payment
1 4/15/2024
2 6/17/2024
3 9/16/2024
4 1/15/2025*
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
*You do not have to make this payment if you file your 2024 tax return by January 31, 2025, and pay the entire balance due with your return.
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Voucher OMB No. 1545-0074
Calendar year—Due Sept. 16, 2024
File only if you are making a payment of estimated tax by check or money order. Mail this
voucher with your check or money order payable to “United States Treasury.” Write your Amount of estimated tax you are paying
social security number and “2024 Form 1040-ES” on your check or money order. Do not send by check or
cash. Enclose, but do not staple or attach, your payment with this voucher. money order.
Your first name and middle initial Your last name Your social security number
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