Form 2210 

Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service 

Underpayment of 

Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates, and Trusts

© See separate instructions.

© Attach to Form 1040, 1040A, 1040NR, 1040NR-EZ, or 1041.

OMB No. 1545-0140

2009

Attachment 

Sequence No. 06

Name(s) shown on tax return Identifying number

Do You Have To File Form 2210?

Complete lines 1 through 7 below. Is line 7 less than $1,000? Yes © Do not file Form 2210. You do not owe a penalty.

No Ä

Complete lines 8 and 9 below. Is line 6 equal to or more than 

line 9?

Yes

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You do not owe a penalty. Do not file Form 2210 (but 

if box E in Part II applies, you must file page 1 

of Form 2210).

No

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You may owe a penalty. Does any box in Part II below apply?

No

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Do not file Form 2210. You are not required to figure 

your penalty because the IRS will figure it and send

you a bill for any unpaid amount. If you want to figure 

it, you may use Part III or Part IV as a worksheet and 

enter your penalty amount on your tax return, but do 

not file Form 2210.

Yes

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You must file Form 2210. Does box B, C, or 

D in Part II apply?

No

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You are not required to figure your penalty because the IRS 

will figure it and send you a bill for any unpaid amount. If 

you want to figure it, you may use Part III or Part IV as a 

worksheet and enter your penalty amount on your tax return, 

but file only page 1 of Form 2210.

Yes

© You must figure your penalty.

Part I Required Annual Payment

1 Enter your 2009 tax after credits from Form 1040, line 55 (see instructions if not filing Form 1040) 1 

2 Other taxes, including self-employment tax (see page 2 of the instructions) . . . . . . . 2 

3 Refundable credits. Enter the total of your making work pay and government retiree credits, 

earned income credit, additional child tax credit, refundable education credit, first-time

homebuyer credit, credit for federal tax paid on fuels, refundable credit for prior year minimum

tax, and health coverage tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ( )

4 Current year tax. Combine lines 1, 2, and 3. If less than $1,000, stop; you do not owe a penalty. 

Do not file Form 2210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

5 Multiply line 4 by 90% (.90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

6 Withholding taxes. Do not include estimated tax payments (see page 3 of the instructions) . 6 

7 Subtract line 6 from line 4. If less than $1,000, stop; you do not owe a penalty. Do not file Form 2210 7 

8 Maximum required annual payment based on prior year’s tax (see page 3 of the instructions) . 8 

9 Required annual payment. Enter the smaller of line 5 or line 8 . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Next: Is line 9 more than line 6?

No. You do not owe a penalty. Do not file Form 2210 unless box E below applies.

Yes. You may owe a penalty, but do not file Form 2210 unless one or more boxes in Part II below applies.

● If box B, C, or D applies, you must figure your penalty and file Form 2210.

● If box A, E, or F applies (but not B, C, or D) file only page 1 of Form 2210. You are not required to figure your penalty; the

IRS will figure it and send you a bill for any unpaid amount. If you want to figure your penalty, you may use Part III or IV as a 

worksheet and enter your penalty on your tax return, but file only page 1 of Form 2210.

Part II Reasons for Filing. Check applicable boxes. If none apply, do not file Form 2210.

A You request a waiver (see page 2 of the instructions) of your entire penalty. You must check this box and file page 1 of Form

2210, but you are not required to figure your penalty.

B You request a waiver (see page 2 of the instructions) of part of your penalty. You must figure your penalty and waiver 

amount and file Form 2210.

C Your income varied during the year and your penalty is reduced or eliminated when figured using the annualized income 

installment method. You must figure the penalty using Schedule Al and file Form 2210.

D Your penalty is lower when figured by treating the federal income tax withheld from your income as paid on the dates it was 

actually withheld, instead of in equal amounts on the payment due dates. You must figure your penalty and file Form 2210.

E You filed or are filing a joint return for either 2008 or 2009, but not for both years, and line 8 above is smaller than line 5

above. You must file page 1 of Form 2210, but you are not required to figure your penalty (unless box B, C, or D applies).

F You are certifying that more than 50% of the gross income shown on your 2008 tax return is income from a small business

(as defined in the instructions) and your adjusted gross income for 2008 is less than $500,000 (less than $250,000 if your 

2009 filing status is married filing separately).

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 7 of separate instructions. Cat. No. 11744P Form 2210 (2009) 
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Part III Short Method

Can You Use the 

Short Method?

You may use the short method if:

● You made no estimated tax payments (or your only payments were withheld 

federal income tax), or

● You paid the same amount of estimated tax on each of the four payment 

due dates.

Must You Use the 

Regular Method?

You must use the regular method (Part IV) instead of the short method if:

● You made any estimated tax payments late,

● You checked box C or D in Part II, or

● You are filing Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ and you did not receive wages 

as an employee subject to U.S. income tax withholding.

Note: If any payment was made earlier than the due date, you may use the short method, but using it may cause you to pay a 

larger penalty than the regular method. If the payment was only a few days early, the difference is likely to be small.

10 Enter the amount from Form 2210, line 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

11 Enter the amount, if any, from Form 2210, line 6 . . . . . . 11

12 Enter the total amount, if any, of estimated tax payments you made 

(see page 3 of the instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . 12

13 Add lines 11 and 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

14 Total underpayment for year. Subtract line 13 from line 10. If zero or less, stop; you do not 

owe a penalty. Do not file Form 2210 unless you checked box E or F in Part II . . . . . 14

15 Multiply line 14 by .02660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

16 ● If the amount on line 14 was paid on or after 4/15/10, enter -0-.

● If the amount on line 14 was paid before 4/15/10, make the following computation to find the 

amount to enter on line 16.

Amount on 

line 14 3

Number of days paid 

before 4/15/10 3 .00011 . . . . . . . . . . 16

17 Penalty. Subtract line 16 from line 15. Enter the result here and on Form 1040, line 76;

Form 1040A, line 49; Form 1040NR, line 71; Form 1040NR-EZ, line 26; or Form 1041, line 26. 

Do not file Form 2210 unless you checked a box in Part II . . . . . . . . . . . © 17

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Part IV Regular Method (See page 3 of the instructions if you are filing Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ.)

Section A—Figure Your Underpayment

Payment Due Dates

(a) 

4/15/09

(b) 

6/15/09

(c) 

9/15/09

(d) 

1/15/10

18 Required installments. If box C in Part II applies, enter

the amounts from Schedule AI, line 25. Otherwise, enter

25% (.25) of line 9, Form 2210, in each column . . . 18

19 Estimated tax paid and tax withheld (see page 3 of the 

instructions). For column (a) only, also enter the amount 

from line 19 on line 23. If line 19 is equal to or more than 

line 18 for all payment periods, stop here; you do not 

owe a penalty. Do not file Form 2210 unless you 

checked a box in Part II . . . . . . . . . . 19

Complete lines 20 through 26 of one column before 

going to line 20 of the next column.

20 Enter the amount, if any, from line 26 in the previous 

column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

21 Add lines 19 and 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

22 Add the amounts on lines 24 and 25 in the previous column 22

23 Subtract line 22 from line 21. If zero or less, enter -0-. 

For column (a) only, enter the amount from line 19 . . 23

24 If line 23 is zero, subtract line 21 from line 22. Otherwise, 

enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

25 Underpayment. If line 18 is equal to or more than line 

23, subtract line 23 from line 18. Then go to line 20 of the 

next column. Otherwise, go to line 26 . . . . . . © 25

26 Overpayment. If line 23 is more than line 18, subtract line 

18 from line 23. Then go to line 20 of the next column. 26

Section B—Figure the Penalty (Complete lines 29 through 30 of one column before going to the next column.)

Note: Only one underpayment rate applies for all underpayments of required installments. To reduce the number of computations,

we have removed lines 27 and 28.

April 16, 2009—April 15, 2010 4/15/09 6/15/09 9/15/09 1/15/10

29 Number of days from the date shown above line 29 to

the date the amount on line 25 was paid or 4/15/10, 

whichever is earlier . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Days: Days: Days: Days:

30 Underpayment on line 25 

 (see page 5 of the instructions) 3

Number of days 

on line 29 

365 3 .04

© 30 $ $ $ $

31 Penalty. Add the amounts in each column of line 30. Enter the total here and on Form 1040, line 76; Form

1040A, line 49; Form 1040NR, line 71; Form 1040NR-EZ, line 26; or Form 1041, line 26. Do not file Form 

2210 unless you checked a box in Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . © 31

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Schedule AI—Annualized Income Installment Method (See pages 5 through 7 of the instructions.)

Estates and trusts, do not use the period ending dates shown to the 

right. Instead, use the following: 2/28/09, 4/30/09, 7/31/09, and 

11/30/09.

(a) 

1/1/09–3/31/09

(b) 

1/1/09–5/31/09

(c) 

1/1/09–8/31/09

(d) 

1/1/09–12/31/09

Part I Annualized Income Installments

1 Enter your adjusted gross income for each period (see 

instructions). (Estates and trusts, enter your taxable income 

without your exemption for each period.) . . . . . . . 1

2 Annualization amounts. (Estates and trusts, see instructions) . 2 4 2.4 1.5 1

3 Annualized income. Multiply line 1 by line 2 . . . . . . 3

4 If you itemize, enter itemized deductions for the period shown in 

each column. All others enter -0-, and skip to line 7. Exception:

Estates and trusts, skip to line 9 and enter amount from line 3 . 4

5 Annualization amounts . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 2.4 1.5 1

6 Multiply line 4 by line 5 (see instructions if line 3 is more than 

$83,400) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

7 In each column, enter the full amount of your standard 

deduction from Form 1040, line 40a, or Form 1040A, line 24a. 

(Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ filers, enter -0-. Exception: Indian 

students and business apprentices, see instructions.) . . . 7

8 Enter the larger of line 6 or line 7 . . . . . . . . . 8

9 Subtract line 8 from line 3 . . . . . . . . . . . 9

10 In each column, multiply $3,650 by the total number of 

exemptions claimed (see instructions if line 3 is more than 

$125,100). (Estates, trusts, and Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ 

filers, see instructions.) . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

11 Subtract line 10 from line 9. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . 11

12 Figure your tax on the amount on line 11 (see instructions) . 12

13 Self-employment tax from line 34 (complete Part II below) . . 13

14 Enter other taxes for each payment period (see instructions) . 14

15 Total tax. Add lines 12, 13, and 14. . . . . . . . . 15

16 For each period, enter the same type of credits as allowed on 

Form 2210, Part I, lines 1 and 3 (see instructions) . . . . 16

17 Subtract line 16 from line 15. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . 17

18 Applicable percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 22.5% 45% 67.5% 90%

19 Multiply line 17 by line 18 . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Complete lines 20–25 of one column before going to line 20 

of the next column.

20 Enter the total of the amounts in all previous columns of line 25 20

21 Subtract line 20 from line 19. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . 21

22 Enter 25% (.25) of line 9 on page 1 of Form 2210 in each column 22

23 Subtract line 25 of the previous column from line 24 of that 

column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

24 Add lines 22 and 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

25 Enter the smaller of line 21 or line 24 here and on Form 2210, 

line 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . © 25

Part II Annualized Self-Employment Tax (Form 1040 filers only)

26 Net earnings from self-employment for the period (see 

instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

27 Prorated social security tax limit . . . . . . . . . 27 $26,700 $44,500 $71,200 $106,800

28 Enter actual wages for the period subject to social security tax or 

the 6.2% portion of the 7.65% railroad retirement (tier 1) tax. 

Exception: If you filed Form 4137 or Form 8919, see instructions 28

29 Subtract line 28 from line 27. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . 29

30 Annualization amounts . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 0.496 0.2976 0.186 0.124

31 Multiply line 30 by the smaller of line 26 or line 29 . . . . 31

32 Annualization amounts . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 0.116 0.0696 0.0435 0.029

33 Multiply line 26 by line 32 . . . . . . . . . . . 33

34 Add lines 31 and 33. Enter here and on line 13 above . . © 34

Form 2210 (2009)