re: Tax Filing Extension

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so I usually pay quarterly estimates.

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BTW, any overpayment of your taxes will just be applied to your 2024 estimate taxes.

I'm not a CPA, but I do this routinely (I don't like to give the government a free loan but it happens).

Your CPA is supposed to be 90% of last years I believe or close. So say you paid $10,000 last year, they will probably tell you to pay at least $9,000 this year.

If you actually only owe $8,000 then the $1000 will be applied to your 2nd or 3rd quarterly estimated payment when you actually do file.

I punt and extend every year. I'm a small business and January and March are my busiest months so I just prefer to put it off and not think about it. One benefit, is that you can actually add to your retirement accounts up until you file. Not a 401k that's pre-tax, but a Roth you can and any post tax.