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Electronic payments are convenient, safe and secure methods for
paying individual income taxes by: direct debit.
Why pay by Direct
Debit?
It's Free!
There are no additional charges for tax payment transactions.
It's Convenient!
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You can
e-file your balance
due return early and schedule your payment for withdrawal on a
future date.
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Funds
are automatically withdrawn based on the payment date you
select.
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You can also make
a Form 1040-ES (Estimated Tax for Individuals) payment when you
e-file your Form
1040. *
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You can make a
Form 4868 (Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File
U.S. Individual Income Tax Return) payment when you file Form
4868 electronically or use TeleFile.
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Payments, except
for Form 1040ES, can be scheduled for an effective date up to
and including the return due date (April 17, 2009). An
estimated payment can be scheduled to be paid up to and
including September 17, 2009.
It's Safe and Secure!
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You
receive an electronic acknowledgement once your IRS
e-file return is
accepted. If you use TeleFile, once your return data is
successfully entered, you receive a confirmation number at the
end of the call.
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The tax payment
is listed on your bank statement as further proof of payment.
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Your bank account
information is safely stored along with other tax information.
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Only authorized
withdrawals are made.
It's
Convenient!
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You can
e-file early and, by
making a credit card payment, delay out-of-pocket expenses.
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You can
e-file (or mail a
paper return) and initiate a payment by phone or Internet.
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You can also make
Form 4868 (Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File
U.S. Individual Income Tax Return) and Form 1040-ES (Estimated
Tax for Individuals) payments by phone and Internet.*
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In addition, you
may earn miles, points, rewards or money back from your credit
card issuer.
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It�s Safe and
Secure!
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You receive an
electronic acknowledgement once your
e-file return is
accepted and the credit card transaction is authorized.
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If you pay by
phone or Internet, you receive a confirmation number at the end
of the transaction.
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The tax payment
is listed on your credit card billing statement as further proof
of payment.
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The IRS does not
receive or store credit card numbers.
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