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A large income in a single quarter. How to pay estimated taxes ?

hi,

A hypothetical situation, but it may happen to me in the future..

 

if I don't have any incomes in the 1st, 2nd and 4th quarter, but had a large capital gain(exceeding 250k/500k) from selling a house in the 3rd quarter, how should I pay the estimated taxes ?

 

This is a scenario that paying estimated taxes in the Q1 and Q2 has never been crossed my mind because the idea of selling a house suddenly came up in the Q3. So, no estimated taxes were paid in the Q1 and Q2.

Should I pay the whole estimated tax in the Q3,  or split it into 2 installments, each of which is paid in the Q3 and Q4, respectively ?