Updated for tax year 2026

Reduce your quarterly tax payments

Estimate your lowest quarterly tax payment, avoid penalties, and more.

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Safe Harbor, your penalty-proof quarterly payment

One number from last year's return is all it takes. The safe harbor rule protects you from underpayment penalties no matter what you earn this year. Enter last year's total tax and get your four payments with due dates in seconds.

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Built on the Publication 505 safe harbor and annualized income methods.

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