Quarterly Estimated Taxes by State (2026)
Every self-employed American owes federal quarterly estimated taxes - but whether you also owe state quarterly payments depends on where you live. 9 states have no income tax on self-employment earnings; many of the rest require estimated payments when your expected state tax crosses that state's threshold.
States with no income tax
All states
- Alabama - state guide
- Alaska - no broad income tax
- Arizona - state guide
- Arkansas - state guide
- California - state guide
- Colorado - state guide
- Connecticut - state guide
- Delaware - state guide
- Florida - no broad income tax
- Georgia - state guide
- Hawaii - state guide
- Idaho - state guide
- Illinois - state guide
- Indiana - state guide
- Iowa - state guide
- Kansas - state guide
- Kentucky - state guide
- Louisiana - state guide
- Maine - state guide
- Maryland - state guide
- Massachusetts - state guide
- Michigan - state guide
- Minnesota - state guide
- Mississippi - state guide
- Missouri - state guide
- Montana - state guide
- Nebraska - state guide
- Nevada - no broad income tax
- New Hampshire - no broad income tax
- New Jersey - state guide
- New Mexico - state guide
- New York - state guide
- North Carolina - state guide
- North Dakota - state guide
- Ohio - state guide
- Oklahoma - state guide
- Oregon - state guide
- Pennsylvania - state guide
- Rhode Island - state guide
- South Carolina - state guide
- South Dakota - no broad income tax
- Tennessee - no broad income tax
- Texas - no broad income tax
- Utah - state guide
- Vermont - state guide
- Virginia - state guide
- Washington - no broad income tax
- Washington D.C. - state guide
- West Virginia - state guide
- Wisconsin - state guide
- Wyoming - no broad income tax
Quartli's free calculator computes federal tax only. Exact state liability depends on income, filing status, residency, deductions, credits, and local rules. Reviewed by Lena Hanna, CPA. Last updated June 2026.