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Safe Harbor vs. Annualized Income — which method saves you more?

The two IRS-approved ways to figure quarterly estimates can produce very different payments. Safe harbor guarantees penalty protection; the annualized income method can lower what you pay when your income is uneven. Compare both side by side and pay the minimum required — no more, no less.

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

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