Quarterly Estimated Tax Payments Due Dates for 2011 and 2012

Are you self employed or an independent contractor? Are you someone who received a block of income on which federal income tax was not withheld (Eg. Annuity Distribution, IRA distribution, bad debt forgiveness, etc.)?

If you answered yes, then you have to pay attention to estimated tax payment deadlines. These are the deadlines on which you must pay your share of federal income taxes that would have been owed on that money.

Here is a summary of due dates for your reference:

Quarter	Period	2011 Due Dates	2012 Due Dates
Q1	January 1 – March 31	April 18, 2011	April 17, 2012
Q2	April 1 – May 31	June 15, 2011	June 15, 2012
Q3	June 1 – August 31	September 15, 2011	September 17, 2012
Q4	September 1 – December 31	January 17, 2012	January 15, 2013