W-4 Exempt and Estimated Taxes
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W-4 Exempt and Estimated Taxes
Are there any negative consequences to claiming exempt on your W-4 and making quarterly estimated tax payments of 100-110% (depending) of last years tax liability (to avoid penalties/interest)?
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Re: W-4 Exempt and Estimated Taxes
Read the language on your W-4. Claiming "exempt" on your W-4 requires that you certify ("under penalty of perjury") that you had no tax liability last year or this year.
Obviously you DID have liability last year given that you are talking about making safe harbor estimated payments of 100% to 110% of last year's liability.
Yes, there can indeed be negative consequences for making false statements to the IRS under penalty of perjury. See the link below.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7206
Obviously you DID have liability last year given that you are talking about making safe harbor estimated payments of 100% to 110% of last year's liability.
Yes, there can indeed be negative consequences for making false statements to the IRS under penalty of perjury. See the link below.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7206
Re: W-4 Exempt and Estimated Taxes
Why not do the opposite -- make all of your tax deposits via withholding, and skip the estimated tax deposits?
Re: W-4 Exempt and Estimated Taxes
Also note this guidance to employers regarding withholding -- http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Withhold ... -&-Answers -- particularly the lock-in letter.