ugly tax paperwork

I'm trying to figure out if I need to pay estimated tax. The IRS forms seem to assume that I have a better handle on what my annual income will be; it's designed for someone who has predictable self-employment income, and ideally knows what (if at all) her salary/wages will be and thus what's going to be withheld from them.

I have to sort this out by Monday. Ghu knows why, but the second "quarter" for these purposes is two months long. If I'm lucky, Christine will be at rassef this evening, and be able to offer advice or at least moral support.

If all else fails, I'll come up with a halfway-plausible number, send them the money, and figure I can always get it back later. Safer that way.

Ugh.

ugly tax paperwork

I'm trying to figure out if I need to pay estimated tax. The IRS forms seem to assume that I have a better handle on what my annual income will be; it's designed for someone who has predictable self-employment income, and ideally knows what (if at all) her salary/wages will be and thus what's going to be withheld from them.

I have to sort this out by Monday. Ghu knows why, but the second "quarter" for these purposes is two months long. If I'm lucky, Christine will be at rassef this evening, and be able to offer advice or at least moral support.

If all else fails, I'll come up with a halfway-plausible number, send them the money, and figure I can always get it back later. Safer that way.

Ugh.