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A Secure Way to Pay All Your Federal Taxes
EFTPS, the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System, is a tax payment system provided free by the U.S. Department of Treasury. Pay federal taxes electronically via the Internet or phone 24/7. Visit EFTPS to enroll.
Businesses and Individuals can pay all their federal taxes using EFTPS. Individuals can pay their quarterly 1040ES estimated taxes electronically using EFTPS, and they can make payments weekly, monthly, or quarterly. Both business and individual payments can be scheduled in advance.
More than 9.5 million taxpayers are currently enrolled in the system. Since EFTPS started in 1996, there have been over 1 billion electronic payments made, totaling over $23.6 trillion!
EFTPS is ...
- Secure
- Fast
- Accurate
- Convenient
- Easy
A Secure Government Web Site
EFTPS via the Internet is a secure government web site that allows users to make federal tax payments. Every user must have a secure Internet browser with 128-bit encryption in order to access the site. To log on to the system, an enrolled user must be authenticated with three pieces of unique information: Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN or SSN), EFTPS Personal Identification Number (PIN) and an Internet Password. The combination of these three pieces of identification adds to the security of the site and the privacy of taxpayer data.
Convenience at Your Fingertips
EFTPS offers you the convenience and flexibility of making your tax payments via the Internet or phone. By 8:00 p.m.(ET) at least one calendar day in advance of the due date, you access EFTPS directly to report your tax information. You will instruct EFTPS to move the funds from your account to the Treasury's account for payment of your federal taxes. Funds will not move from your account until the date you indicate. You receive an immediate acknowledgement of your payment instructions, and your bank statement will confirm the payment was made.
You can initiate your tax payment 24/7. As an added convenience, EFTPS allows taxpayers to schedule tax payments in advance. Businesses can schedule payments up to 120 days in advance of their tax due date. Individuals can schedule payments up to 365 days in advance of their tax due date. EFTPS will automatically make your payments for you on the due date you indicate. Scheduled payments can be changed or cancelled up to 2 business days in advance of the scheduled payment date.
You can use EFTPS to make all your federal tax payments, including income, employment, estimated and excise taxes.
EFTPS Enrollment
To use EFTPS you must first enroll. To enroll, or for more information online, visit EFTPS or to receive an enrollment form, call EFTPS Customer Service:
- 1-800-555-4477 (for business payments)
- 1-800-316-6541 (for individual payments)
- 1-800-733-4829 (TDD Hearing-Impaired)
- 1-800-244-4829 (Español)
- 1-800-555-8778 (EFTPS Internet)
- 1-800-945-0966 (for Batch Provider payments)
And there's more...
Tax professionals, accountants, and payroll companies are discovering the added benefits of using EFTPS.
- EFTPS via the Internet or phone - Once enrolled, individual and business taxpayers can use the Internet to make all their federal tax payments via the Internet or phone. Both payment methods are interchangeable.
- EFTPS Batch Provider - Tax professionals/providers can register through this software and send up to 1,000 enrollments and 5,000 payments in one transaction. Users can synchronize enrollments and payments between the software and EFTPS database in real-time. To download the EFTPS Batch Provider Software and User's Manual visit EFTPS and follow these steps:
- Click on HELP & INFORMATION
- Click on Downloads
- Click on Batch Provider Software User's Manual
- Click on Software (left side of screen) for additional information
Federal Tax Deposits (FTD(s)) - Beginning January 1, 2011 FTD coupons can no longer be used for submitting depository taxes. Regulation 153340-09, section 6302, mandates that Form(s) 8109/8109-B (the FTD coupons) will no longer be accepted, and that FTD(s) must now be made electronically. Consider using EFTPS for making FTD payments.
Additional Information is available in the articles below:
Publication 966 - The Secure Way to Pay Your Federal Taxes for Businesses and Individuals
Publication 4169 - Tax Professional Guide to Electronic Federal Tax Payment System
Link for ordering free EFTPS Marketing Materials
Electronic Payment Options Home Page
Current scams and phishing sites posing as the IRS
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