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posted Jun 1, 2019 1:22:43 AM

This year the IRS sent me Form 1040-ES (OCR) for my estimated payments; what does OCR signify and why the change from 1040-ES used in the past?

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Level 7
Jun 1, 2019 1:22:45 AM

It stands for Form 1040-ES (Optical Character Recognition).

There is no difference in the actual form or its use from Form 1040-ES.  It is just a more easily readable version of the form for the IRS system to ensure better processing.  There should be a special scan line on the form and it is pre-coded with your information with the IRS system to read.

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Level 7
Jun 1, 2019 1:22:45 AM

It stands for Form 1040-ES (Optical Character Recognition).

There is no difference in the actual form or its use from Form 1040-ES.  It is just a more easily readable version of the form for the IRS system to ensure better processing.  There should be a special scan line on the form and it is pre-coded with your information with the IRS system to read.

Level 2
Jun 1, 2019 1:22:47 AM

Does IRS send automatically Form 1040-ES? I never received it before.