https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/tax-projection/01/3104222#M1138241 <P>Is there a more accurate way of projecting how much taxes one would owe in a year (or estimating proper federal payroll deductions) instead of taking gross annual income, subtracting the standard deduction then computing based on each bracket?</P> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:34:49 GMT v90enterprises 2026-02-24T07:34:49Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/tax-projection/01/3104222#M1138241 <P>Is there a more accurate way of projecting how much taxes one would owe in a year (or estimating proper federal payroll deductions) instead of taking gross annual income, subtracting the standard deduction then computing based on each bracket?</P> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:34:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/tax-projection/01/3104222#M1138241 v90enterprises 2026-02-24T07:34:49Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-tax-projection/01/3104249#M1138242 <P>Planning is the best!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>We have several<A title="tax calculators" href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/taxcaster/" target="_self"> tax calculators</A> on our website for forecasting just that thing.&nbsp; It also depends on how granular you want to go.&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></P> <P>There are a couple of other options.&nbsp; If you have TurboTax Desktop, there is a&nbsp;"what-if-worksheet" that easily lets you play that game.&nbsp; Or you can set up a dummy TurboTax Online account and model.&nbsp; Since forms aren't final, it's all an estimate.&nbsp; But, these choices should get you better handle on the tax situation.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:12:42 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-tax-projection/01/3104249#M1138242 TeriH 2023-10-25T19:12:42Z