PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE NEW IRS PAYMENT CHANGES
Starting Jan 1st, 2026 the IRS will NO LONGER accept tax payments via check, all tax payments must be paid online. The IRS will also NO LONGER BE ISSUING REFUNDS VIA CHECK, and all refund payments will be made via Direct Deposit.
If you make Quarterly Estimated Payments and have a payment due in January any payments made ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1st will have to be made electronically. If you wish to make that payment via check, we recommend mailing your check NO LATER than December 30th.
Please update your direct deposit information with us if you are expecting a refund. You can upload a voided check to your SmartVault file with your tax documents
For more information you can go to:
See below:
IRS LINK TO PAY ONLINE
TIPS:
- Use the Primary Taxpayer’s SS Number to pay. This will be the first name on the tax return.
- Reason:
- For Tax Return, it is Balance Due
- For Estimated taxes, choose Estimated Tax
- Individuals: Balance Due – Income Tax – Form 1040
- Estimated Payments is Form 1040-ES, you can pay all at once or schedule payments.
- Make sure to choose the correct years for your payments
- Tax period for payment; Year for which you are paying
- Verify Identity: Use the prior years information to verify your identity, not the current year.
- Make sure to save the receipt at the end to your files. You can upload them to your SmartVault files.
IRS PAYMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS
