questvr3
Returning Member

Why are Estimated Taxes high?

My spouse is Japanese national with US green card that works for a Japanese Consulate in the US. Estimated taxes seem unusually high for their salary. It's slightly less than 50K annual but estimated payments are around $2000 per quarter. I make more than that but get a W2. All of my taxes combined are less than my spouse's. What am I doing wrong?