[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 26, Volume 13]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 26CFR]

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                       TITLE 26--INTERNAL REVENUE
 
    CHAPTER I--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
Procedure and Administration--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1.6015(c)-1  Definition of estimated tax.

    (a) In general. In the case of an individual, the term ``estimated 
tax'' means:
    (1) The amount which the individual estimates as the amount of the 
income tax imposed by chapter 1 (other than the tax imposed by section 
56 or for taxable years ending before September 30, 1968, the tax 
surcharge imposed by section 51) for the taxable year (and including the 
amount which he estimates as the amount of any qualified State 
individual income taxes which are treated pursuant to section 6361(a) as 
if they were imposed by chapter 1 for the taxable year), plus
    (2) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1966, the amount 
which the individual estimates as the amount of the self-employment tax 
imposed by chapter 2 for the taxable year, minus
    (3) The amount which the individual estimates as the sum of any 
credits against tax provided by part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1. 
These credits are those provided by section 31 (relating to tax withheld 
on wages), section 32 (relating to tax withheld at source on nonresident 
aliens and foreign corporations and on tax-free covenant bonds), section 
33 (relating to foreign taxes), section 34 (relating to the credit for 
dividends received on or before December 31, 1964), section 35 (relating 
to partially tax-exempt interest), section 37 (relating to the elderly), 
section 38 (relating to the investment credit), section 39 (relating to 
certain uses of gasoline, special fuels, and lubricating oil), section 
40 (relating to expenses of work incentive programs), section 41 
(relating to contributions to candidates), section 42 (relating to 
general tax credit), section 43 (relating to earned income), section 44 
(relating to purchase of new principal residence), section 44A (relating 
to expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for 
gainful employment), section 44B (relating to credit for employment of 
certain new employees), and section 45 (relating to overpayments of 
tax), minus,
    (4) In the case of an individual who is subject to one or more 
qualified State individual income taxes, the amount which he estimates 
as the sum of the credits allowed against such taxes pursuant to section 
6362(b)(2) (B) or (C) or section 6362(c)(4) and paragraph (c) of Sec.  
301.6362-4 of this chapter (Regulations on Procedure and Administration) 
(relating to the credit for income taxes of other States or political 
subdivisions thereof) and paragraph (c)(2) of Sec.  301.6361-1 (relating 
to the credit for tax withheld from wages on account of qualified State 
individual income taxes), and minus
    (5) For taxable years ending after February 29, 1980, the amount 
which the individual estimates will be the amount of such individual's 
overpayment of windfall profit tax imposed by section 4986 of the Code 
for the taxable

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year. For this purpose, the amount of such overpayment is the amount by 
which such individual's aggregate windfall profit tax liability for the 
taxable year as a producer of crude oil is reasonably expected to be 
exceeded by withholding of windfall profit tax for the taxable year.
    (b) Example. A, a self-employed individual not subject to any 
qualified State individual income tax, estimates that his liabilities 
for income tax and self-employment tax for 1973 will be $1,600 and $400, 
respectively. A is required to declare and pay an estimated tax of 
$2,000 for that year.


(Secs. 6015, 6154, 6654, 6655, and 7805, Internal Revenue Code of 1954 
(96 Stat. 2395 and 2396, 68A Stat. 917; 26 U.S.C. 6015, 6154, 6654, 
6655, and 7805))

[T.D. 7577, 43 FR 59358, Dec. 20, 1978, as amended by T.D. 8016, 50 FR 
11854, Mar. 26, 1985]