A core specialty is the preparation of tax returns for individual taxpayers Federal and State returns have been prepared and filed.
Individuals, including sole proprietors, partners and S corporation shareholders, may need to make estimated tax payments if:
- they expect to owe at least $1,000 when they file their tax return.
- they owed tax in the prior year.
Taxpayers who may need to make estimated payments include someone who:
- receives income that isn’t from an employer, such as interest, dividends, alimony, capital gains, prizes and awards.
- has tax withheld from their salary or pension but it’s not enough.
- has more than one job but doesn’t have each employer withhold taxes.
- is self-employed.
- is a representative of a direct-sales or in-home-sales company.
- participates in sharing economy activities where they are not working as employees.
Wage-earners and salaried employees can avoid estimated tax payments through withholdings on their wages. They can use Form W-4 to tell their employer how much tax to withhold from their pay. Anyone can change their withholding any time during the year.