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Starting quarterly payments...help

Suthrnwriter — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:04:58 GMT

I had a side gig for a few months of this year, and it will now become my main source of income. I guess I need to start filing quarterly payments. Can I just make payments through Turbotax for self employed, and does this cover withholding and social security?

Thank you.

Dion

Re: Starting quarterly payments...help

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:39:13 GMT

No you cannot make quarterly payments through TurboTax. But you can make them directly on the IRS site:

https://www.irs.gov/payments

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902389-why-am-i-paying-self-employment-tax

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901340-where-do-i-enter-schedule-c

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3398950-what-self-employed-expenses-can-i-deduct

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901110-do-i-need-to-make-estimated-tax-payments-to-the-irs

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/self-employed/

When you prepare your next tax return, you will need to use either online Self-Employed or any version of the CD/download. You will be preparing a Schedule C for your business expenses, and your self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare will be calculated by the software. The amount you paid or pay when you pay your tax due will go toward your SS and Medicare, as well as to your ordinary income tax owed.

Re: Starting quarterly payments...help

Suthrnwriter — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:38:23 GMT

Thank you!

Re: Starting quarterly payments...help

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:39:44 GMT

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902389-why-am-i-paying-self-employment-tax

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901340-where-do-i-enter-schedule-c

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3398950-what-self-employed-expenses-can-i-deduct

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901110-do-i-need-to-make-estimated-tax-payments-to-the-irs

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/self-employed/

Re: Starting quarterly payments...help

NCperson — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:04:17 GMT

@Suthrnwriter - when you make the payments at the IRS website, be careful to pick the correct option. You are making ESTIMATED PAYMENTS for tax year 2023.

seems so simple but it is easy to mess it up - and then it is a HEADACHE to fix with the IRS later,,

Re: Starting quarterly payments...help

Suthrnwriter — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 16:05:24 GMT

Good to know, thank you!