I haven't yet paid my estimated tax. Can I start now in October?

[xmasbaby0]

<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/payments/direct-pay">https://www.irs.gov/payments/direct-pay</a>

[Carl]

make "SURE" you select the correct TAX YEAR you are paying for! Once done, you can't change or undo it.

[floradd]

Thanks, that's helpful. But I still need my question answered.

[re2boys]

The IRS will gladly take your money at any time.
If you think you will owe over $1000 in additional taxes for 2017,  the earlier you send in any estimated taxes will likely reduce any penalties and interest charges.

[floradd]

IRS link does not answer my questions. I have already spent more than 2 hours on the IRS site trying to figure this out.

[VolvoGirl]

Yes just pay what you can now.  Don't worry about the past.

[VolvoGirl · Accepted solution]

Yes you can pay anytime you want.  Did you miss the first 3 1040ES payments?  If you want to pay more you can cross out the amount and write in a new amount. Or just pay what you want directly on the IRS website.  Https://www.irs.gov/payments

[floradd]

Thank you for answering my question!  And I was able to make an Estimated Tax payment using the website you provided to make up for all the ones I missed. So much easier than printing out the forms and trying to figure them out (and I am usually pretty good at that).  Can't thank you enough, VolvoGirl. Happy cruising.