Form 1040-ES

Download and Print the Form 1040-ES

At the time this form went to print Congress was considering legislation that would extend certain tax provisions that expired at the end of 2011. Legislative actions may impact your estimated tax
liability calculation.

The IRS will take appropriate steps to notify the public on any legislative developments.

For more information about these tax provisions, see the discussion under What’s New and Expiring
Tax Benefits later.

Purpose of This Package

Use this package to figure and pay your estimated tax.

If you are not required to make estimated tax payments for 2012, you can discard this package.

Estimated tax is the method used to pay tax on income that is not subject to withholding, for example, earnings from self-employment, interest, dividends, rents, alimony, etc.

In addition, if you do not elect voluntary withholding, you should make estimated tax payments on other taxable income, such as unemployment compensation and the taxable part of your social security benefits.

Change of address. If your address has changed, file Form 8822, Change of Address, to update your record.

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