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payment period, do not carry it to any other space on the
form.
If Line 9 is zero for all payment periods, you do not owe
interest penalty. If you have an underpayment on Line 9 in
any payment period, continue on to Section II, Exception 1
Worksheet.
NOTE: If there are columns with underpayments, you
must complete the rest of this form.
EXCEPTIONS TO INTEREST
Line 11. Enter the result of Exception 1 Worksheet, Line C.
Line 12. Exception 1 applies if your 2022 estimated tax
payments and credits equal the tax that would have been due
on your 2021 income using the current rate. This exception
does not apply if you did not file a return for the prior year or
if the prior year’s return was filed as a part-year resident.
To calculate, multiply Pennsylvania taxable income from your
2021 return by 3.07 percent (0.0307). From this amount,
subtract the amount of the Tax Forgiveness Credit on Line 21
of your 2021 return and enter the amount in Column d. Enter
25 percent of the Column d amount in Column a, 50 percent
of the Column d amount in Column b and 75 percent of the
Column d amount in Column c. If the amount on Line 11 is
equal to or greater than the amount on Line 12 in any of the
columns, you do not owe interest for that payment period and
you should place an X in the applicable line 14a or 14b for
that payment period. If the amount on Line 11 is less than the
amount on Line 12 for any payment period, continue on to
exception 2 for those periods.
Line 13. Exception 2 applies if your 2022 estimated tax
payments and credits equal at least 90 percent of the tax on
your actual taxable income for the periods from Jan. 1 to
March 31; Jan. 1 to May 31; Jan. 1 to August 31; and Jan. 1
to Dec. 31. Enter 90 percent of Exception 2 Worksheet, Line
B. If Line 11 is equal to or greater than Line 13, the exception
applies for that payment period and you should place an X in
the applicable line 14a or 14b for that payment period.
CALCULATING INTEREST
Use this part of the form to calculate the amount of the interest
penalty due. If one of the exceptions applies for any of the
periods, place an X in the boxes under the column for that
period. You only have to complete Lines 14 and 15 for the
periods in which interest is due. The underpayment is the
amount on Line 9 for the appropriate payment period.
LINES 14a, 14b AND 14c.
Line 14a. Applies to first, second and third payment periods
for calendar year filers and any fiscal filer payments that were
due on or before Dec. 31. If no estimated payments were
made during the year, use the number of days after the
estimated payment due date to and including the date of the
annual payment or Dec. 31, whichever is earlier. If Dec. 31 is
earlier, enter 169 in Column a, 169 in Column b and 107 in
Column c. Fiscal filers adjust according to estimated payment
due dates.
Line 14b. If no estimated payment was made for the fourth
payment period, use the number of days after the estimated
payment due date to and including date of annual payment
or April 18, 2023, whichever is earlier. If April 18 is earlier,
enter 91 in Column d. Fiscal filers adjust according to due
date of annual return.
Line 14c. Applies to first, second and third payment periods
for calendar year filers and any fiscal filer payments that were
due after Dec. 31. If no estimated payments were made, use
the number of days after Dec. 31, 2022 to and including date
of annual payment or April 18, 2023, whichever is earlier. If
April 18 is earlier, enter 108 in each column. Fiscal filers
adjust according to due date of the annual return.
If a taxpayer fully pays an underpayment after a required due
date but prior to or on the next due date, then the number of
days after due date of estimated payment in Lines 14a, 14b
or 14c must be adjusted. To make the adjustment, count the
days from the due date to the date of payment.
If the taxpayer partially pays an underpayment after a
required due date but prior to or on the next due date, that
partial payment is considered a reduction, on the payment
date, to the oldest payment period’s underpayment. For such
situation, the taxpayer will need to adjust this part accordingly.
EXAMPLE OF WHEN ESTIMATED
UNDERPAYMENT APPLIES:
Tax liability for current tax year $3,599
Less current tax year’s 1,344
withholding and credits $2,255
Current withholding and credits must be less than the smaller
of the following to be penalized for estimated under-payment:
• $3,239 (90 percent of the tax liability on the current return);
or
• $3,502 (PA taxable income on prior year’s return multiplied
by the current year’s tax rate).
In this case, $1,344 is less than both safe harbors.
Since the current PA tax liability minus current withholding and
credits is at least $246, and since the current year withholding
and allowable credits are less than $3,239, the taxpayer
should fill out Form REV-1630 to determine if there is an
underpayment of estimated tax. Please see the department’s
website for additional examples of when the underpayment
of estimated tax penalty is applicable and when the
exceptions apply.
DETERMINING IF THERE IS AN UNDERPAYMENT
AND HOW THE DEPARTMENT DETERMINES
THE DECLARATION
A taxpayer makes an underpayment of quarterly estimated
tax liability whenever he fails to declare and pay all or any
part of the amount declared as the quarterly estimated
payment on a timely basis.
SECTION III
SECTION II