{"id":40353,"date":"2018-10-24T12:35:39","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T17:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/?post_type=support&p=40353"},"modified":"2018-10-24T12:35:39","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T17:35:39","slug":"enter-federal-estimated-tax","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/support\/online\/while-filing-online-return\/enter-federal-estimated-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I Need to Report Federal Estimated Tax Payments?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Income tax is a pay-as-you-go system. If you\u2019re an employee, your taxes are paid through withholding (set by your W-4 instructions). Certain taxpayers (Ex: self-employed or contractors) don\u2019t complete Form W-4 and must instead send <\/span>federal <\/span>and state <\/span>estimated taxes payments <\/span>throughout the year along with Form 1040-ES. You\u2019ll need to include those amounts as part of preparing your return. <\/span><\/p>\n

Where Do I Enter <\/span>Federal Estimated Tax Payments<\/span>? <\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

To find <\/span>where to enter your federal estimated tax payments,\u00a0<\/span>you\u2019ll first need to log in to your MyBlock account. Then: <\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Choose\u00a0Federal\u00a0<\/strong>on the top navigation.<\/li>\n
  2. Choose\u00a0Taxes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  3. Choose\u00a0Estimated Taxes <\/strong>and Other Taxes, <\/strong>Payments <\/strong>and Penalties<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  4. Choose\u00a0Visit Topic,\u00a0<\/strong>next to Federal estimated tax payments (2025 Form 1040-ES)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  5. Enter the payments you made.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Certain topics aren\u2019t available to you until you complete the topics leading up to them. This keeps your return accurate and helps you save time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Income tax is a pay-as-you-go system. If you\u2019re an employee, your taxes are paid through withholding (set by your W-4 instructions). Certain taxpayers (Ex: self-employed or contractors) don\u2019t complete Form W-4 and must instead send federal and state estimated taxes payments throughout the year along with Form 1040-ES. You\u2019ll need to include those amounts as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":418,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","topic":[16235,16242],"class_list":["post-40353","support","type-support","status-publish","hentry","topic-online","topic-while-filing-online-return"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"Entering Federal Estimated Tax Payments | H&R Block<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you\u2019ve made federal estimated tax payments, you\u2019ll need to include them in your return. 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