Estimated Taxes for Spouses

[bozpw]

My wife and I file jointly. I am a partner in a business and get a K-1. She is an independent contractor and gets a 1099. Therefore, we both need to make estimated tax payments. Can I make one combined estimated tax payment for both of us of each quarter, or do we each have to make separate estimated tax payments each quarter?

Thank you.

[Mike9241]

if you are going to file jointly in 2022, you make joint estimates.

[bozpw]

Thanks. Is a "joint estimate" something special or can I just make a regular estimated tax payments through the IRS website like normal?

I would of course pay an amount equal to what I owe for my income and what my wife owes for her income. 

[Critter-3 · Accepted solution]

There is nothing special to making a "joint estimate" however all estimates made for a joint return should ALWAYS be made in the primary taxpayer's SS# ( first listed on the return)  even if all the estimate belongs to the spouse listed on the return.    Making payments in the spouse's SS# have been problematic in the past and have resulted in  long battles with the IRS to get them "married" to the correct tax return.