JulieS
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Retirement tax questions

Yes, TurboTax automatically calculates a penalty when your withholding or estimated payments and not enough to meet the requirement to pay as you go.

 

You can request a penalty waiver. Here's how to do that:
 

  1. Sign in to your TurboTax account.
  2. Select Other Tax Situations.
  3. Select Start or Edit to the right of Underpayment Penalties.
  4. Answer the first several screens according to your situation.
  5. When you get to Penalty Waivers, answer Yes. 
  6. Answer Yes to You Can Request a Waiver.
  7. Answer Waive all to Do You want to Reduce Your Penalty?
  8. In the explanation box enter a brief statement of why you should not have to pay the penalty. 
  9. Continue through the end of the section. 
     
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