If you owe income taxes to either the IRS or your State, you can pay with your debit card. The electronic funds withdrawal allows you to file your return now and schedule your payment for withdrawal from your checking or savings account on a future date up to and including April 17, 2006.
Pay your taxes in full by April 17, 2006, to save interest and penalty. You do not have to pay if you owe less than $1.00
You can pay by check, money order, or credit card. Do not include any estimated tax payment for 2006 in your check, money order, or amount you charge. Instead, make the estimated tax payment separately.
To pay by check or money order. Enclose a check in the envelope or money order payable to the United States Treasury for the full amount due. Do not send cash. Do not attach the payment to a copy of your efiled return. Write 2005 Form 1040 (or 1040a 0r 1040ez and your name, address, daytime phone number, and social security number (SSN) on your payment. If you are filing a joint return, enter the SSN shown first on your tax return.
To help process your payment, enter the amount on the right side of the check like this: $XXX.XX. Do not use dashes or lines.
You can use your American Express Card, Discover Card, MasterCard card, or Visa card to pay your income taxes. To pay by credit card, call toll-free or visit the website of either service provider listed below and follow the instructions. A convenience fee will be charged by the service provider based on the amount you are paying. Fees may vary between the providers. You will be told what the fee is during the transaction and you will have the option to either continue or cancel the transaction. You can also find out what the fee will be by calling the provider's toll-free automated customer service number or visiting the provider's website (shown below).
Please note: 1040mytaxes.com makes no money from this transaction. We only offer it to you as a convenience.
Link2Gov Corporation
1-888-PAY-1040 SM (1-888-729-1040)
1-888-658-5465 (Customer Service)
Official Payments Corporation
1-800-2PAY-TAX SM (1-800-272-9829)
1-877-754-4413 (Customer Service)
If you cannot pay the full amount by April 17, 2006, you can ask the IRS to make monthly installment payments for the full or a partial amount. You may have up to 60 months to pay. However, the IRS will charge interest and maybe a late payment penalty on the tax not paid by April 17, 2006, even if your request to pay in installments is granted. You must also pay a fee. To limit the interest and penalty charges, pay as much of the tax as possible when you file. But before requesting an installment agreement, you should consider other less costly alternatives, such as a bank loan or credit card payment.
Estimated Tax PenaltyYou may owe this penalty if:
You have a balance due of at least $1,000 and it is more than 10% of the tax shown on your return, or
You did not pay enough estimated tax by any of the due dates. This is true even if you are due a refund.
You had no tax shown on your 2005 return and you were a U.S. citizen or resident for all of 2005, or
The total tax on your 2005 return is at least 100% of the tax liability shown on your 2004 return . Your estimated tax payments for 2005 must have been made on time and for the required amount.
