How to pay Vermont estimated taxes.

Vermont collects its own estimated tax through the Vermont Department of Taxes, separate from the IRS. Here’s who needs to pay, when, and how to pay online.

Do you need to pay?

Vermont generally expects estimated payments if you will owe income tax on income not subject to withholding, such as self-employment earnings. If your tax due after withholding is less than $500, you are not subject to penalty or interest.

Pay at least 100% of last year's Vermont tax liability or 90% of this year's. No penalty or interest applies if the tax due after withholding is less than $500. No higher prior-year percentage for high incomes is stated.

If you underpay: If you underpay, you owe interest and a penalty on each quarter's shortfall from the installment due date until it is paid, figured on Worksheet IN-152. Interest is 7.75% per year for 2026, and the penalty is 1% per month, up to 25% of the unpaid tax.

For how to pick a safe amount, see how much to pay in estimated taxes.

Deadlines

Four equal installments due April 15, June 15, and September 15, 2026, and January 15, 2027. This matches the federal schedule.

Payment	Due
1st	April 15
2nd	June 15
3rd	September 15
4th	January 15 of the next year

A date on a weekend or holiday moves to the next business day. Pay at least two business days early.

Paying Vermont, step by step

What you need

Nothing to set up. myVTax takes payments without an account.
Your Social Security number and a copy of last year's Vermont return.
Your bank routing and account numbers.

Start at myVTax, Vermont's official payment site.

Go to myVTax and click Make a Payment in the Payments panel.
Select Pay by E-Check (ACH Debit), read the two information screens, and click Next on each.
From the Account Type dropdown, select Personal Income, then enter your SSN and contact information (add your spouse or civil union partner if paying jointly). Click Next.
Enter your bank account information, select Estimated Payment from the dropdown, check that the period is the current year, choose a payment date, and enter the amount. Click Next.
Review the summary, click Submit, enter your email, and save the confirmation number.

Other ways to pay: Pay by credit or debit card in myVTax (select Pay by Credit Card, then the option to make an estimated payment for the current tax year) with a 3% convenience fee. Or mail a personal check, cashier's check, or money order payable to the Vermont Department of Taxes with Form IN-114; payments sent without a voucher may be lost or misdirected.

Vermont will not fill these payments in for you. Your preparer has to enter each estimated payment on your Vermont return. Keep your own record of the date, amount, and confirmation number.

Extension payments

Vermont allows six more months to file Form IN-111. Request it in myVTax or with Form IN-151 by the April due date; the Department also says it allows an extension when one is granted federally. If you are making an extension payment, file IN-151 with it. The extension does not extend the time to pay.

Make this year's first estimated payment as a separate transaction, marked as an estimate for the current year.

Good to know

If you earned self-employment income while physically in Vermont, your estimated payment must include the Child Care Contribution of 0.11% of that income, for residents and nonresidents alike.
People who receive two-thirds of their income from farming or fishing are not required to make estimated payments.
If you use the annualized method, attach federal Form 2210 and Vermont Form IN-152A to your return.
E-check payments can be canceled only before the Department processes them at 4:00 p.m. on business days.
Moved this year? You may owe estimates to both Vermont and your other state for the part of the year you lived or earned income in each.
Paying the IRS too? Follow the federal walkthrough. Other states each have a guide of their own.

Official sources

Checked October 2026 against the Vermont Department of Taxes's own publications.

This guide is for general education and reflects rules as of October 2026. Tax law and agency websites change, and your situation may have details that change the answer. Please talk with your tax professional before acting on it.