Tax Advice
I have a feeling you are here because you do not want to pay a CPA.
I strongly suggest you do so, but if not, I have an alternative for you.
Go to Liberty Tax and start processing your 2020 return. They become your tax advisors. They are qualified, - at least meeting the minimum though a CPA more than meets it. But the advice is free and is from someone qualified to advise you. I've been using their tax advisor from NJ (where I moved from) for years. Of course, I do not have a sudden 82 K profit.
I kind of know what my tax advisor would tell me - find out your 2020 total income tax before March 31. Pay the less of one-quarter of that or the actual (not marginal) estimated tax on your 82K.
But...it is complex to find a good, safe estimate of your actual tax, which will be lower than your "bracket tax" (32 percent for you). So to be perfectly safe, probably just pay the 32 percent to take first quarter tax you owe, in fact, to pay slightly more than you own and then get a refund next year.
But what I said is not tax advise. Talk to a qualified advisor. Everyone's situation is different. Best wishes.
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