Instructions For Form 1040ez - Income Tax Return - Internal Revenue Service - 2010 Page 19

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2010 Form 1040EZ— Line 12d through Line 13
Line 12a
The IRS is not responsible for a lost refund if you enter
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the wrong account information. Check with your finan-
You cannot file Form 8888 to split your refund into more than
cial institution to get the correct routing and account
one account or buy paper series I savings bonds if Form 8379
CAUTION
numbers and to make sure your direct deposit will be
is filed with your return.
accepted.
Line 12b
The routing number must be nine digits. The first two digits
Amount You Owe
must be 01 through 12 or 21 through 32. On the sample check
below, the routing number is 250250025. Henry and Naomi
IRS e-file offers you the electronic payment option
Maple would use that routing number unless their financial
of electronic funds withdrawal (EFW). EFW can be
institution instructed them to use a different routing number
used to pay your current year balance due and can be used to
for direct deposits.
make up to four estimated tax payments. If you are filing early,
you can schedule your payment for withdrawal from your ac-
Ask your financial institution for the correct routing number to
count on a future date, up to and including April 18, 2011. If you
enter on line 12b if:
file your return after April 18, 2011, you can include interest and
The routing number on a deposit slip is different from the
penalty in your payment. Visit
for details.
routing number on your checks,
You also can pay using EFTPS, a free tax payment system that
Your deposit is to a savings account that does not allow
allows you to make payments online or by phone. For more
you to write checks, or
information or details on enrolling, visit
or
Your checks state they are payable through a financial
or call EFTPS Customer Service at
institution different from the one at which you have your
1-800-316-6541. TTY/TDD help is available by calling
checking account.
1-800-733-4829.
Line 12c
Check the appropriate box for the type of account. Do not
Line 13, Amount You Owe
check more than one box. If the deposit is to an account such
To save interest and penalties, pay your taxes in full by
as an IRA, health savings account, brokerage account, or other
April 18, 2011. You do not have to pay if line 13 is under
TIP
similar account, ask your financial institution whether you
$1.
should check the “Checking” or “Savings” box. You must check
the correct box to ensure your deposit is accepted. For a
TreasuryDirect® online account, check the “Savings” box.
If you are not using EFW or EFTPS, you have four other ways to
pay.
Line 12d
Pay by check or money order.
Enclose in the envelope
The account number can be up to 17 characters (both num-
with your return a check or money order payable to the
bers and letters). Include hyphens but omit spaces and special
“United States Treasury” for the full amount due. Do not attach
symbols. Enter the number from left to right and leave any
the payment to your return. Do not send cash. Write “2010
unused boxes blank. On the sample check below, the account
Form 1040EZ” and your name, address, daytime phone num-
number is 20202086. Do not include the check number.
ber, and social security number (SSN) on your payment. If you
are filing a joint return, enter the SSN shown first on your
If the direct deposit to your account(s) is different from the
return.
amount you expected, you will receive an explanation in the
To help process your payment, enter the amount on the right
mail about 2 weeks after your refund is deposited.
side of the check like this: $ XXX.XX. Do not use dashes or lines
XX
(for example, do not enter “XXX – ” or “XXX
”).
100
Sample Check— Lines 12b Through 12d
Then, complete Form 1040-V following the instructions on that
form and enclose it in the envelope with your tax return and
payment. Although you do not have to use Form 1040-V,
Henry Maple
1234
doing so allows us to process your payment more accurately
Naomi Maple
15-0000/0000
1234 Redwood Circle
and efficiently.
Anytown, MD 20000
PAY TO THE
$
ORDER OF
Pay by credit or debit card.
For information on paying
Routing
Account
your taxes with a credit or debit card, go to
.
number
number
DOLLARS
(line 12b)
(line 12d)
ANYTOWN BANK
Do not include
You may need to (a) increase the amount of income tax
Anytown, MD 20000
the check number.
TIP
withheld from your pay by filing a new Form W-4, (b)
For
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increase the tax withheld from other income by filing
Form W-4V, or (c) make estimated tax payments for
The routing and account numbers may be in different
2011. See Income tax withholding and estimated tax payments
places on your check.
CAUTION
for 2011 on page 22.
Reasons Your Direct Deposit Request May Be Rejected
What if You Cannot Pay?
If any of the following apply, your direct deposit request will
be rejected and a check will be sent instead.
If you cannot pay the full amount shown on line 13 when you
file, you can ask for:
Any numbers or letters on lines 12b through 12d are
An installment agreement, or
crossed out or whited out.
An extension of time to pay.
Your financial institution(s) will not allow a joint refund to
be deposited to an individual account. The IRS is not
Installment agreement.
Under an installment agreement,
responsible if a financial institution rejects a direct de-
you can pay all or part of the tax you owe in monthly install-
posit.
ments.
You request a deposit of your refund to an account that is
Generally, you can have up to 60 months to pay. However,
not in your name (such as your tax preparer’s own ac-
even if your request to pay in installments is granted, you will
count).
be charged interest and may be charged a late payment pen-
You file your 2010 return after December 31, 2011.
alty on the tax not paid by April 18, 2011. You also must pay a
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Instructions for Form 1040EZ

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