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You normally should have paid at least 100% of last year's tax by the end of the year. Note that your tax will apparently increase a lot because you will be paying income tax on your 1099-NEC as well as self-employment taxes on your net profit from the side gig.
Don't wait until the end of the year, but create a test return (easier if you have the desktop software - Online requires a separate TurboTax account), and try out your probable tax return, assuming that the 2023 software will put you in the right ballpark. Then aim to have paid 100% of tax by the end of the year (just to be safe).
I have done this, and I would put 25% of my gross each pay period into a savings account from which I would make as an estimated tax payment every quarter.
Your numbers will absolutely vary because some people have such high withholding on their W-2, that they don't need to do this. But you won't know until you make the test return.
there are four estimated tax payment dates.
IRS expacts you to estimate your tax and keep uptodate
because, as a contractor, there will be no withholding.
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