Is it too late to make tax payment to remove underwithholding penalty?

Never run into this before but appears I lost track of my withholding at IRS tool says I owe over $2k on 130k income and may owe a penalty when filing. I paid approx 2500 less in federal tax than last year and appears I only paid 85% of this years tax through withholding of biweekly checks so I don’t think the safe harbor applies to me.

What are my options this late in the year? Is there a way to calc penalty or reduce it?

Posted Dec 29, 2025, 7:57 PM UTC

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