electronic estimates with extension

[cakeen]

When extending a return can a client not only make an electronic payment for whats currently due, but can they make an electronic estimated payment?  

[PhoebeRoberts]

No. You can make a large enough extension payment that you'll have an overpayment to apply towards 2023, but that's the best you can do.

[greg7]

yes, there is a checkbox on the payments page that allows the client to electronically pay estimated taxes for 2023.  

When you select this, it will summarize the four payments in the letter.  If the payments aren't what you want, you can go back to the payments page to override the amounts that will be withdrawn from their bank account.  

//correction - I guess this can't be done with an extension.  (seeing someone else's response)

[PhoebeRoberts]

That checkbox only gets transmitted with the income tax return, not with the extension request. The extension request only files the extension payment.

[cakeen]

Thank you for clarifying.  I didn't think to simply make a larger payment with the extension to cover Q1 estimates.  Where do I manipulate the amount of the payment to be made with an extension?

Thanks!

[George4Tacks]

In Extension screen, enter a big number for Total tax liability. I would compute the Total Payments and enter that. The 4868 should then show how much your client will pay with the extension.