Common questions about Corporate Estimated Tax in Lacerte

For more estimated tax resources, check out our Tax topics page on Estimated Tax payments where you'll find answers to the most commonly asked questions.

Corporation returns can't make estimated tax payments electronically with the tax return. Payments must be made through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System.

Disaster area tax relief available:

Filing deadlines and estimated tax due dates may be extended for taxpayers in parts of Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and IRS for taxpayers living abroad. See here for more details.

How to adjust next year's estimates

1. Open Screen 10, Estimated Tax.
2. In the Section list, select Next Year Estimated Tax.
3. In the Next Year Estimated Tax Worksheet section, enter override or adjustment amounts in the fields marked with [O] and [A], respectively. For adjustments, enter increases as positive numbers, decreases as negative numbers

How to include a payment made with the extension

1. Open Screen 10, Estimated Tax.
2. In the Section list, select [Current Year] Estimated Tax.
3. In the Paid with Extension section, enter the amount in Amount Paid.
4. If the extension was not filed and paid on the due date of the tax return, enter the date paid in Date.

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• Generating corporate estimated tax vouchers
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