Tax Day 2025: How to find out what you owe if you haven't filed your income tax return
It's April 15, and you know what that means — it's Tax Day 2025 and time to submit your tax returns. If you're scrambling to complete them in time, then you might be wondering if you can file for an extension or if there's a way to find out how much you owe if you haven't filed them yet.
Filing an extension doesn't mean you get an extension to pay any taxes owed. If you haven't paid and are eager to know how much you may owe, there's a way to find out. Here's how.
More: Tax Day 2025 is almost here. How to file taxes at the last minute and track your refund
If you haven't finished your taxes, you can file a six-month extension today. But as we mentioned, an extension to file is not an extension to pay. So how do you find out if you need to pay the IRS?
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides a way to see how much you may owe in taxes with their Tax Withholding Estimator.
It is not guaranteed to give you the exact amount you owe, but it can help give you an idea of how much it might be. Here's how the Tax Withholding Estimator can be helpful for, according to the IRS:
Estimate your federal income tax withholding
See how your refund, take-home pay or taxes due are affected by the withholding amount
Choose an estimated withholding amount that works for you
To use this quick way to find your tax estimate, you will need these things:
Your pay stubs for all jobs (and your spouse too, if applicable)
Other income info (side jobs, self-employment, investments, etc.)
Your most recent tax return
Though the Estimator is a quick way to see how much you owe, only some people can use it. If you have a nonresident alien status or your tax situation is complex, you shouldn't use the Estimator.
If you've waited until the last minute to file your taxes on Tax Day 2025, you have until midnight to get your return to the IRS, H&R Block reports.
However, you won't have that long if you're mailing your taxes via the Postal Service. Most post office branches will maintain regular hours on April 15, according to Newsweek.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Tax Day 2025: See what you owe if you haven't finished your taxes
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