Form 1040 Instructions - 2015 Page 74
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105 2015 Form 1040—Line 78
tion about the Electronic Funds With-
return, enter the SSN shown first on
Amount You Owe
drawal payment option offered when
your tax return.
e-filing your return.
To help us process your payment, en-
ter the amount on the right side of the
IRS e-file offers two elec-
Pay by Phone
check like this: $ XXX.XX. Do not use
tronic
payment
options.
dashes or lines (for example, do not en-
Paying by phone is another safe and se-
With Electronic Funds Withdrawal, you
ter “$ XXX–” or “$ XXX
”).
xx
cure method of paying electronically.
can pay your current year balance due
100
Use one of the following methods.
and also make up to four estimated tax
Then, complete Form 1040-V follow-
payments. If you file early, you can
Direct transfer using Electronic
ing the instructions on that form and en-
schedule your payment for withdrawal
Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS).
close it in the envelope with your tax re-
from your account on a future date, up
Debit or credit card.
turn and payment.
to and including the due date of the re-
Direct transfer. To use EFTPS, you
You may need to (a) increase
turn. Or you can pay using a debit or
must be enrolled. You can enroll online
the amount of income tax with-
TIP
credit card. Visit
or have an enrollment form mailed to
held from your pay by filing a
for details on both options.
you. To make a payment using EFTPS,
new Form W-4, (b) increase the tax
call
1-800-555-4477
(English)
or
withheld from other income by filing
Line 78
1-800-244-4829 (Español). People who
Form W-4P or W-4V, or (c) make esti-
are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a
mated tax payments for 2016. See In-
Amount You Owe
speech disability and who have access to
come Tax Withholding and Estimated
TTY/TDD
equipment
can
call
Tax Payments for 2016 under General
To save interest and penalties,
1-800-733-4829. For more information
Information, later.
pay your taxes in full by the
TIP
about EFTPS, go to
due date of your return (not
payments.
What If You Can't Pay?
counting extensions)–April 18, 2016, for
Debit or credit card. To pay using a
most people. You do not have to pay if
If you can't pay the full amount shown
debit or credit card, you can call one of
line 78 is under $1.
on line 78 when you file, you can ask
the following service providers. There is
for:
a convenience fee charged by these pro-
Include any estimated tax penalty from
An installment agreement, or
viders that varies by provider, card type,
line 79 in the amount you enter on
An extension of time to pay.
and payment amount.
line 78.
Installment agreement. Under an in-
You can pay online, by phone, or by
Official Payments Corporation
stallment agreement, you can pay all or
check or money order. Do not include
1-888-UPAY-TAX
TM
part of the tax you owe in monthly in-
any estimated tax payment for 2016 in
(1-888-872-9829)
stallments. However, even if your re-
this payment. Instead, make the estima-
quest to pay in installments is granted,
ted tax payment separately.
you will be charged interest and may be
Link2Gov Corporation
Bad check or payment. The penalty
charged a late payment penalty on the
1-888-PAY-1040
TM
for writing a bad check to the IRS is $25
tax not paid by the due date of your re-
(1-888-729-1040)
or 2% of the check, whichever is more.
turn (not counting extensions)–April 18,
However, if the amount of the check is
2016, for most people. You must also
less than $25, the penalty equals the
pay a fee. To limit the interest and pen-
amount of the check. This penalty also
WorldPay US, Inc.
alty charges, pay as much of the tax as
applies to other forms of payment if the
1-844-729-8298
possible when you file. But before re-
IRS doesn't receive the funds. Use
Tax
(1-844-PAY-TAX-8
TM)
questing an installment agreement, you
Topic
206.
should consider other less costly alterna-
tives, such as a bank loan or credit card
Pay Online
For the latest details on how to pay
payment.
by phone, go to .
To ask for an installment agreement,
Paying online is convenient and secure
you can apply online or use Form 9465.
and helps make sure we get your pay-
Pay by Check or Money Order
To apply online, go to IRS.gov and click
ments on time. To pay your taxes online
on
Apply for an Online Payment
Plan.
or
for
more
information,
go
to
Make your check or money order paya-
. You can pay us-
ble to “United States Treasury” for the
Extension of time to pay. If paying the
ing either of the following methods.
full amount due. Do not send cash. Do
tax when it is due would cause you an
IRS Direct Pay
for online transfers
not attach the payment to your return.
undue hardship, you can ask for an ex-
from your checking or savings account.
Write “2015 Form 1040” and your
tension of time to pay by filing Form
Debit or credit card. Click on “Pay
name, address, daytime phone number,
1127 by the due date of your return (not
by Card.”
and social security number (SSN) on
counting extensions)–April 18, 2016, for
Also see the e-file information under
your payment. If you are filing a joint
most people. An extension generally
Amount You Owe, earlier, for informa-
-74-
Need more information or forms? Visit IRS.gov.
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