Reminder: Estimated Tax Payments due Jan. 17 (for self employed persons, etc.)

Reminder: Estimated Tax Payments due Jan. 17 (for self employed persons, etc.)

For all you estimated tax filers, here’s a friendly reminder that your next payment (using Form 1040-ES) is due next Tuesday, January 17, 2012.  (The ordinary deadline of the 15th is extended because the 15th falls on a Sunday, and the next day is the MLK holiday which is also a postal holiday.)

NOTE:  Estimated taxes are generally paid by self-employed persons, although others are potentially required to file. According to the IRS website instructions: ”Estimated tax is the method used to pay tax on income that is not subject to withholding. This includes income from self-employment, interest, dividends, alimony, rent, gains from the sale of assets, prizes and awards. You also may have to pay estimated tax if the amount of income tax being withheld from your salary, pension, or other income is not enough.”

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