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                                                                                                 Department of the Treasury
                                                                                                 Internal Revenue Service
2022

Instructions for Form 2210-F

Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Farmers and Fishermen

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless 
                                                                   Who Must Pay the Underpayment 
otherwise noted.
                                                                   Penalty
General Instructions                                               You may owe the penalty for 2022 if you didn’t pay, by 
                                                                   January 15, 2023, at least the smaller of:
Future Developments                                                1. Two-thirds of the tax shown on your 2022 return, or
For the latest information about developments related to 
Form 2210-F and its instructions, such as legislation enacted      2. 100% of the tax shown on your 2021 return. Your 2021 
after they were published, go to IRS.gov/Form2210F.                  tax return must cover a 12-month period.
Reminders                                                          Return. In these instructions, “return” refers to your original 
                                                                   income tax return. However, a second, subsequent, or 
Tax Withholding Estimator.  To determine adjustments to            amended return filed by the due date (including extensions) 
your withholdings, go to the Tax Withholding Estimator at          of the original return is a “superseding” return and is 
IRS.gov/W4App.                                                     considered as if it were the original return. The first return 
Additional Medicare Tax. A 0.9% Additional Medicare Tax            filed is ignored to the extent it was changed by the 
applies to Medicare wages, Railroad Retirement Tax Act             superseding return. Also, a joint return that replaces 
(RRTA) compensation, and self-employment income over a             previously filed separate returns is considered the original 
threshold amount based on your filing status. See Form             return.
8959.
                                                                   Exceptions to the Penalty
Net Investment Income Tax (NIIT). You may be subject to            You won’t have to pay the penalty or file this form if any of the 
NIIT. NIIT is a 3.8% (0.038) tax on the lesser of net              following applies (but see Waiver of Penalty, later).
investment income or the excess of your modified adjusted          You file your return and pay the tax due by March 1, 
gross income over a threshold amount. See Form 8960.                 2023.
Premium tax credit. You may be eligible to claim the               You had no tax liability for 2021, you were a U.S. citizen 
premium tax credit. The premium tax credit provides                  or resident alien for the entire year (or an estate of a 
assistance for premiums for health insurance coverage                domestic decedent or a domestic trust), and your 2021 
enrolled in through a Health Insurance Marketplace (also             return was (or would have been had you been required to 
called an Exchange). The credit may reduce the amount of             file) for a full 12 months.
tax you owe or increase your refund. For more information,         The total tax shown on your 2022 return minus the 
see Form 8962 and Pub. 974.                                          amount of tax you paid through withholding is less than 
                                                                     $1,000. To determine whether the total tax is less than 
Purpose of Form                                                      $1,000, complete lines 1 through 9.
If you are an individual, estate, or trust and at least two-thirds 
of your 2021 or 2022 gross income is from farming or fishing,      Waiver of Penalty
use Form 2210-F to see if you owe a penalty for underpaying        If you have an underpayment on line 13, all or part of the 
your estimated tax.                                                penalty for that underpayment will be waived if the IRS 
                                                                   determines that:
For a definition of gross income from farming and fishing          In 2021 or 2022, you retired after reaching age 62 or 
and more details, see chapter 2 of Pub. 505, Tax Withholding         became disabled, and your underpayment was due to 
and Estimated Tax.                                                   reasonable cause (and not willful neglect); or
Who Must File Form 2210-F                                          The underpayment was due to a casualty, disaster, or 
                                                                     other unusual circumstance, and it would be inequitable 
If you checked box A or B in Part I of Form 2210-F, you must         to impose the penalty. For federally declared disasters, 
figure the penalty yourself and attach the completed form to         see the separate information, later.
your return.
                                                                   To request either of the above waivers, do the following.
The IRS Will Figure the Penalty for                                Check box A in Part I.
You                                                                Complete Form 2210-F through line 15 without regard to 
                                                                     the waiver. Enter the amount you want waived in 
If you didn’t check box A or B in Part I, you don’t need to 
                                                                     parentheses on the dotted line to the left of line 16. 
figure the penalty or file Form 2210-F. Complete your return 
                                                                     Subtract this amount from the total penalty you figured 
as usual, leave the penalty line on your return blank, and 
                                                                     without regard to the waiver, and enter the result on 
don’t attach Form 2210-F. If you owe the penalty, the IRS will 
                                                                     line 16.
send you a bill. Interest won’t be charged on the penalty if 
you pay by the date specified on the bill.                         Attach Form 2210-F and a statement to your return 
                                                                     explaining the reasons you were unable to meet the 
                                                                     estimated tax requirements.

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If you are requesting a waiver due to retirement or                IF you file... THEN include on line 2 the amounts on...
  disability, attach documentation that shows your                   1040,          Schedule 2 (Form 1040):
  retirement date (and your age on that date) or the date            1040-SR, or    Line 4,
  you became disabled.                                               1040-NR        Line 8 (additional tax on distributions only), 
If you are requesting a waiver due to a casualty, disaster                        Line 9,* 
                                                                                    Line 10,
  (other than a federally declared disaster as discussed                            Line 11,
  later), or other unusual circumstance, attach                                     Line 12,
  documentation such as copies of police and insurance                              Line 14,
  company reports.                                                                  Line 15,
                                                                                    Line 16,
The IRS will review the information you provide and will                            Line 17a,
decide whether to grant your request for a waiver.                                  Line 17c,
                                                                                    Line 17d,
Federally declared disaster. Certain estimated tax                                  Line 17e,
payment deadlines for taxpayers who reside or have a                                Line 17f,
business in a federally declared disaster area are postponed                        Line 17g,
                                                                                    Line 17h,
for a period during and after the disaster. During the                              Line 17i,
processing of your tax return, the IRS automatically identifies                     Line 17j,
taxpayers located in a covered disaster area (by county or                          Line 17l, and
parish) and applies the appropriate penalty relief. Don’t file                      Line 17z.
Form 2210-F if your underpayment was due to a federally              * If you’re a household employer, include your household employment taxes on 
declared disaster. If you still owe a penalty after the              line 2. Don’t include household employment taxes if both of the following are 
automatic waiver is applied, the IRS will send you a bill.           true: (1) You didn’t have federal income tax withheld from your income, and (2) 
                                                                     You wouldn’t be required to make estimated tax payments even if the 
An individual or a fiduciary for an estate or trust not in a         household employment taxes weren’t included.
covered disaster area but whose books, records, or tax 
professionals' offices are in a covered area is also entitled to 
relief. Also eligible are relief workers affiliated with a 
recognized government or charitable organization assisting           IF you file... THEN include on line 2 the amounts on...
in the relief activities in a covered disaster area. If you meet     1041           Schedule H (Form 1040):
either of these eligibility requirements, you must call the IRS                     Line 8d,*
disaster hotline at 866-562-5227 and identify yourself as                            
eligible for this relief. For information about claiming relief,                    Schedule G (Form 1041):
see IRS.gov/DisasterTaxRelief. For more information on                              Line 4,
disaster assistance and emergency relief for individuals and                        Line 5, 
                                                                                    Line 6, and
businesses, see IRS.gov/DisasterRelief. See Pub. 976,                               Line 8, don’t include the following write-ins:
Disaster Relief.                                                                     
                                                                                     Look-back interest due under section 167(g) (identified 
                                                                                       as “From Form 8866”);
Specific Instructions                                                                Look-back interest due under section 460(b) (identified 
                                                                                       as “From Form 8697”); and
Complete lines 1 through 11 to figure your required annual                           Interest accrued on deferred tax under a section 1294 
payment.                                                                               election for the year of termination (see Form 8621, Part 
                                                                                       VI, line 24; and the Instructions for Form 8621).
If you file an amended return by the due date of your                * If you’re a household employer, include your household employment taxes on 
original return, use the amounts shown on your amended               line 2. Don’t include household employment taxes if both of the following are 
return to figure your underpayment. If you file an amended           true: (1) You didn’t have federal income tax withheld from your income, and (2) 
return after the due date, use the amounts shown on the              You wouldn’t be required to make estimated tax payments even if the 
original return.                                                     household employment taxes weren’t included.
Exception. If you and your spouse file a joint return after the 
due date to replace previously filed separate returns, use the 
amounts shown on the joint return to figure your                     Line 4
underpayment.                                                        Enter the total amount of the following payments and 
                                                                     refundable credits, if any, that you claim on your tax return.
Line 1                                                               Earned income credit.
Enter the amount from Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR,                Additional child tax credit.
line 22. For an estate or trust, enter the amount from Form          Refundable part of the American opportunity credit (Form 
1041, Schedule G, line 3.                                              8863, line 8).
                                                                     Premium tax credit (Form 8962).
        Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1041 filers: You may                  Credit for federal tax paid on fuels.
!       exclude the amount of your section 965 net tax               Qualified sick and family leave credits from Schedule(s) 
CAUTION liability when calculating the amount of your required 
                                                                       H (Schedule 3 (Form 1040), lines 13b and 13h).
annual payment.                                                      Credit determined under section 1341(a)(5)(B).
Line 2                                                               To figure the amount of the section 1341 credit, see 
                                                                     Repayments in Pub. 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income.
Enter the total of the following amounts.

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                                                                            Lisa enters $4,695 on line 10.
Line 8
Enter the taxes withheld shown on the following.                            If you didn’t file a return for 2021 or if your 2021 tax year 
Schedule 3 (Form 1040), line 11, if you filed with Form                   was less than 12 months, don’t complete line 10. Instead, 
  1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR.                                                enter the amount from line 7 on line 11. However, see 
Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 25d.                                           Exceptions to the Penalty, earlier.
Form 1040-NR, lines 25d, 25e, 25f, and 25g.                                       Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1041 filers: You may 
Form 1041, Schedule G, line 14.                                           !       exclude the amount of your net tax liability under 
Filers of Form 8689, Allocation of Individual Income Tax                    CAUTION section 965 when calculating the amount of your 
to the U.S. Virgin Islands.             Also enter on this line the         maximum required annual payment based on your prior 
amount from Form 8689, lines 41 and 46, that you entered on                 year’s tax.
your 2022 Form 1040 or 1040-SR, line 33.
                                                                            Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.                   We ask for the 
Line 10                                                                     information on this form to carry out the Internal Revenue 
Figure your 2021 tax using the taxes and credits shown on                   laws of the United States. You are required to give us the 
your 2021 tax return. Use the same type of taxes and credits                information. We need it to ensure that you are complying with 
as shown on lines 1, 2, and 4.                                              these laws and to allow us to figure and collect the right 
If you are filing a joint return for 2022 but you didn’t file a             amount of tax.
joint return for 2021, add the tax shown on your 2021 return                You are not required to provide the information requested 
to the tax shown on your spouse's 2021 return and enter the                 on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
total on line 10 (both taxes figured as explained earlier).                 unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books 
2021 separate returns and 2022 joint return.     If you file                or records relating to a form or its instructions must be 
a joint return with your spouse for 2022, but you filed                     retained as long as their contents may become material in 
separate returns for 2021, your 2021 tax is the total of the tax            the administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, 
shown on your separate returns. You filed a separate return if              tax returns and return information are confidential, as 
you filed as single, head of household, or married filing                   required by section 6103.
separately.
2021 joint return and 2022 separate returns.     If you file                The time needed to complete and file this form will vary 
a separate return for 2022, but you filed a joint return with               depending on individual circumstances. The estimated 
your spouse for 2021, your 2021 tax is your share of the tax                burden for individual taxpayers filing this form is approved 
on the joint return. You are filing a separate return if you file           under OMB control number 1545-0074 and is included in the 
as single, head of household, or married filing separately. To              estimates shown in the instructions for their individual income 
figure your share of the taxes on a joint return, first figure the          tax return. The estimated burden for all other taxpayers who 
tax both you and your spouse would have paid had you filed                  file this form is as follows.
separate returns for 2021 using the same filing status as for               Recordkeeping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      39 min.
2022. Then multiply the tax on the joint return by the following 
fraction and enter the result on line 10.                                   Learning about the law or the form . . . . . . . . . .            06 min.
                                                                            Preparing the form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      36 min.
        The tax you would have paid had you filed a separate return         Copying, assembling, and sending the form to 
The total tax you and your spouse would have paid had you filed separate    the IRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 min.
                                      returns

                                                                            If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these 
                                                                            time estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler, 
Example.          Lisa and Paul filed a joint return for 2021               we would be happy to hear from you. See the instructions for 
showing taxable income of $49,000 and a tax of $5,485. Of                   the tax return with which this form is filed.
the $49,000 taxable income, $41,000 was Lisa's and the rest 
was Paul's. For 2022, they file married filing separately. Lisa 
figures her share of the tax on the 2021 joint return as 
follows.

2021 tax on $41,000 based on a 
separate return     . . . . . . . . .                    $ 4,774
2021 tax on $8,000 based on a 
separate return     . . . . . . . . .                               803
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  $ 5,577
Lisa's percentage of total tax 
($4,774 ÷ $5,577) . . . . . . . .                                   85.6%
Lisa's part of tax on joint return
($5,485 × 85.6% (0.856))        . . .                    $ 4,695

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