Those probably are estimated tax payments. Estimated tax payments are paid in 4 amounts, one each quarter.
If you owed CA taxes for prior year, they take balance owed and divide by 4, and that is how they would arrive at the $547. If you will not owe any taxes, or have taxes withheld from another source you may not need these. If you do, however and make the payments they can prevent Estimated Tax Payment penalties.
Estimated tax
is a method of paying
tax
on income that is not subject to withholding
tax
. This can include income from self-employment, business earnings, interest, rent, dividends and other sources. The IRS requires
estimated tax
to be paid quarterly, typically in 4 equal installments. States use a similar method.
