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Level 1
January 3, 2024
Question

Underpayment

  • January 3, 2024
  • 2 replies
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I have underpaid my federal taxes (i.e. insufficient withholdings) for CY 2023.

 

All withholdings were via withholdings on my paychecks. I did NOT make any separate quarterly payments in 2023. 

 

It is now January 2nd, 2024. Can I make a payment now, for the CY 2023 tax year?

2 replies

Level 15
January 3, 2024

Yes, you can but you still might owe a penalty since tax wasn’t paid throughout the year. 

rjs
Level 15
Level 15
January 3, 2024

Yes, you can make an estimated tax payment for 2023 until January 16, 2024. Make sure that you clearly designate the payment as being estimated tax for 2023.