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Hoda expects to have a tax liability of $9,000. She will have $6,000 withheld from her wages, and she knows that she will not be eligible for any available tax credits. Her estimated tax is $3,000. Generally, by what date should she make her first estimated payment?
April 15th.
June 15th.
September 15th.
January 15th of the following year.

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April 15th.

Estimated tax payments for a calendar-year taxpayer are due quarterly, with the first payment generally due April 15. Because her unpaid tax ($9,000 − $6,000 = $3,000) exceeds the $1,000 safe-harbor threshold, she should make the first estimated payment by April 15.