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California Estimated Tax for Individuals
Extracted from PDF file 2025-california-form-540-es.pdf, last modified June 2024Estimated Tax for Individuals
540-ES Form 1 at bottom of page ONLINE SERVICES: Use Web Pay and enjoy the ease of our free online payment service. Go to ftb.ca.gov/pay for more information. You can schedule your payments up to one year in advance. Do not mail this form if you use Web Pay. IF NO PAYMENT IS DUE, DO NOT MAIL THIS FORM DETACH HERE TAXABLE YEAR DETACH HERE CAUTION: You may be required to pay electronically. See instructions. 2025 Estimated Tax for Individuals CALIFORNIA FORM File and Pay by April 15, 2025 540-ES Fiscal year filers, enter year ending month: Year 2026 Your first name Initial Last name Your SSN or ITIN If joint payment, spouse’s/RDP’s first name Initial Last name Spouse’s/RDP’s SSN or ITIN Address (number and street, PO box or PMB no.) Apt no./ste. no. City (If you have a foreign address, see instructions) State ZIP code Do not combine this payment with payment of your tax due for 2024. Using black or blue ink, make your check or money order payable to the “Franchise Tax Board.” Write your social security number or individual taxpayer identification number and “2025 Form 540-ES” on it. Mail this form and your check or money order to: FRANCHISE TAX BOARD, PO BOX 942867, SACRAMENTO CA 94267-0008. If no payment is due, do not mail this form. See Section A of the instructions for an alternative to using this form. For Privacy Notice, get FTB 1131 EN-SP. 1201253 Payment Form 1 Amount of payment . 00 Form 540-ES 2024 TAXABLE YEAR 2025 CAUTION: You may be required to pay electronically. See instructions. Estimated Tax for Individuals CALIFORNIA FORM 540-ES File and Pay by June 16, 2025 Fiscal year filers, enter year ending month: Year 2026 Your first name Initial Last name Your SSN or ITIN If joint payment, spouse’s/RDP’s first name Initial Last name Spouse’s/RDP’s SSN or ITIN Address (number and street, PO box or PMB no.) Apt no./ste. no. City (If you have a foreign address, see instructions) State ZIP code Do not combine this payment with payment of your tax due for 2024. Using black or blue ink, make your check or money order payable to the “Franchise Tax Board.” Write your social security number or individual taxpayer identification number and “2025 Form 540-ES” on it. Mail this form and your check or money order to: FRANCHISE TAX BOARD, PO BOX 942867, SACRAMENTO CA 94267-0008. If no payment is due, do not mail this form. See Section A of the instructions for an alternative to using this form. 2025 . 00 IF NO PAYMENT IS DUE, DO NOT MAIL THIS FORM DETACH HERE TAXABLE YEAR Amount of payment Form 540-ES 2024 1201253 For Privacy Notice, get FTB 1131 EN-SP. DETACH HERE CAUTION: You may be required to pay electronically. See instructions. Estimated Tax for Individuals Payment Form 2 CALIFORNIA FORM 540-ES File and Pay by Sept. 15, 2025 Fiscal year filers, enter year ending month: Year 2026 Your first name Initial Last name Your SSN or ITIN If joint payment, spouse’s/RDP’s first name Initial Last name Spouse’s/RDP’s SSN or ITIN Address (number and street, PO box or PMB no.) Apt no./ste. no. City (If you have a foreign address, see instructions) State ZIP code Do not combine this payment with payment of your tax due for 2024. Using black or blue ink, make your check or money order payable to the “Franchise Tax Board.” Write your social security number or individual taxpayer identification number and “2025 Form 540-ES” on it. Mail this form and your check or money order to: FRANCHISE TAX BOARD, PO BOX 942867, SACRAMENTO CA 94267-0008. If no payment is due, do not mail this form. See Section A of the instructions for an alternative to using this form. . 00 IF NO PAYMENT IS DUE, DO NOT MAIL THIS FORM DETACH HERE TAXABLE YEAR Amount of payment Form 540-ES 2024 1201253 For Privacy Notice, get FTB 1131 EN-SP. DETACH HERE CAUTION: You may be required to pay electronically. See instructions. 2025 Estimated Tax for Individuals Payment Form 3 CALIFORNIA FORM File and Pay by Jan. 15, 2026 540-ES Fiscal year filers, enter year ending month: Year 2026 Your first name Initial Last name Your SSN or ITIN If joint payment, spouse’s/RDP’s first name Initial Last name Spouse’s/RDP’s SSN or ITIN Address (number and street, PO box or PMB no.) Apt no./ste. no. City (If you have a foreign address, see instructions) State ZIP code Do not combine this payment with payment of your tax due for 2024. Using black or blue ink, make your check or money order payable to the “Franchise Tax Board.” Write your social security number or individual taxpayer identification number and “2025 Form 540-ES” on it. Mail this form and your check or money order to: FRANCHISE TAX BOARD, PO BOX 942867, SACRAMENTO CA 94267-0008. If no payment is due, do not mail this form. See Section A of the instructions for an alternative to using this form. For Privacy Notice, get FTB 1131 EN-SP. 1201253 Payment Form 4 Amount of payment . 00 Form 540-ES 2024
2025 Form 540-ES Estimated Tax for Individuals
More about the California Form 540-ES Individual Income Tax Estimated TY 2025
Form 540ES includes four estimated tax payment vouchers for use by individuals who must file quarterly estimated tax payments. If you are self employed or do not have taxes withheld from your salary, you may need to file form 540ES.
We last updated the Estimated Tax for Individuals in February 2025, so this is the latest version of Form 540-ES, fully updated for tax year 2024. You can download or print current or past-year PDFs of Form 540-ES directly from TaxFormFinder. You can print other California tax forms here.
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California usually releases forms for the current tax year between January and April. We last updated California Form 540-ES from the Franchise Tax Board in February 2025.
Form 540-ES is a California Individual Income Tax form. While most taxpayers have income taxes automatically withheld every pay period by their employer, taxpayers who earn money that is not subject to withholding (such as self employed income, investment returns, etc) are often required to make estimated tax payments on a quarterly basis. Failure to make correct estimated payments can result in interest or penalties.
About the Individual Income Tax
The IRS and most states collect a personal income tax, which is paid throughout the year via tax withholding or estimated income tax payments.
Most taxpayers are required to file a yearly income tax return in April to both the Internal Revenue Service and their state's revenue department, which will result in either a tax refund of excess withheld income or a tax payment if the withholding does not cover the taxpayer's entire liability. Every taxpayer's situation is different - please consult a CPA or licensed tax preparer to ensure that you are filing the correct tax forms!
Historical Past-Year Versions of California Form 540-ES
We have a total of fifteen past-year versions of Form 540-ES in the TaxFormFinder archives, including for the previous tax year. Download past year versions of this tax form as PDFs here:
2025 Form 540-ES
2025 Form 540-ES Estimated Tax for Individuals
2024 Form 540-ES
2024 Form 540-ES Estimated Tax for Individuals
2023 Form 540-ES
2023 Form 540-ES Estimated Tax for Individuals
2022 Form 540-ES
2022 Form 540-ES Estimated Tax for Individuals
2021 Form 540-ES
2021 Form 540-ES Estimated Tax for Individuals
2020 Form 540-ES
2020 Form 540-ES Estimated Tax for Individuals
2019 Form 540-ES
2019 Form 540-ES - Estimated Tax for Individuals
2018 Form 540-ES
2018 Form 540-ES - Estimated Tax for Individuals
2017 Form 540-ES
2017 Form 540-ES Estimated Tax for Individuals
2016 Form 540-ES
2016 Form 540 ES Estimated Tax for Individuals
2015 Form 540-ES
2015 Form 540-ES -- Estimated Tax for Individuals
2014 Form 540-ES
2014 Form 540-ES -- Estimated Tax for Individuals
2013 Form 540-ES
2013 Form 540-ES -- Estimated Tax for Individuals
2012 Form 540-ES
2013 Form 540-ES -- Estimated Tax for Individuals
2011 Form 540-ES
2011 Form 540-ES -- Estimated Tax for Individuals
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