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under the 90% rule, withholding and timely estimated tax payments for each period must be 22.5% of your 2023 tax
for 1/1-3/31 22.5% of 2023 tax needed to be paid timely
for 1/1-5/31 45.0% of 2023 tax needed to be paid timely
for 1/1-8/31 67.5% of 2023 tax needed to be paid timely
thru 1231 90% of 2023 tax needed to be paid timely
25% of withholding is deemed paid each period but you can use actual
estimates must be paid on or before the due date for that period's estimate to count for that period.
so you could even have paid in 100% of the tax but if estimate payments weren't timely or withholding + timely estimates do not meet the % goal for that period there will be penalties
You can get hit with an underpayment penalty in the situation you described because of the dates that you prepaid your estimated taxes or if you didn't pay 100% of your taxes for the prior year in withholding and estimated tax payments.
Review the IRS topic 306, Penalty for underpayment of estimated tax for additional information. Also, review the TurboTax Help article Why am I getting an underpayment penalty?
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