www.eftps.gov

Pay taxes online! TAX PAYMENT SYSTEM

ELECTRONIC FEDERAL

What other payment

methods are available?

Who should

use EFTPS?

How does

EFTPS work?

Use EFTPS 

online!

A secure, easy to use, and

convenient way to pay all federal 

taxes.

Enrollment is easy, and can be 

completed in minutes. Just make sure

you have your Tax ID number handy,

the exact spelling of your name as it

appears on your IRS tax documents,

and your financial institution

information. Within 10 - 15 days 

you will receive your EFTPS 

Confirmation Package.

Using any Web-connected 

computer, taxpayers can schedule 

payment instructions in advance: 

■ 120 days for businesses

■ 365 days for individuals

Taxpayers are even able to print 

out a receipt of their payment

instructions, and view 16 months 

of tax payment history.

After successful enrollment, the

taxpayer enters a payment amount and

settlement date online or by phone. 

EFTPS then generates an EFT

Acknowledgment Number for the

taxpayer’s records. 

On the settlement date indicated, funds

are transferred from the taxpayer’s

specified bank account to the Treasury’s

account and the IRS receives the tax

payment information. It’s that simple. 

No one has unauthorized access to a

taxpayer’s bank account, and only

information is transmitted over the

Internet. No funds move through the

Internet. If payment instructions need to

be cancelled, the taxpayer may do so at

least 2 business days before the scheduled

payment date.

All business and individual

taxpayers are eligible to use EFTPS. 

EFTPS for the business taxpayer:

EFTPS is designed to accommodate

virtually all business federal tax

payments, including corporate, excise

and employment taxes.

EFTPS is ideal for individual taxpayers 

making 1040 quarterly estimated 

payments. The scheduling feature of

EFTPS allow taxpayers to schedule the 

4 estimated payments at one time, 

without having to go back each

quarter and remember to make a

payment by the due date. With EFTPS,

it’s all automatic once the taxpayer

enters the instructions—either online

or by phone. Funds are transferred on

the date(s) indicated on the

instructions. 

Taxpayers who use EFTPS have the 

option of using 2 payment methods 

interchangeably: Internet or phone.

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

www.irs.gov

Publication 4132 ( -2007)

Catalog Number 35376B

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■ Your EFT Acknowledgment Number acts as a

receipt of your instructions. Note or print out

your EFT Acknowledgment Number.

■ Print your Payment Confirmation page for your

records, if you wish.

■ Have your Tax ID Number (EIN or SSN), PIN,

and Internet Password handy. 

■ Go to www.eftps.gov.

■ Click on “Make A Payment” on the home page.

■ Select the federal tax you wish to pay.

■ Follow the prompts to enter the tax

payment amount, tax period, and

settlement date.

Locate... 

■ Your Taxpayer Identification Number

(Employer Identification Number or Social

Security Number). 

■ Your financial institution routing and account

numbers.

■ The exact spelling of your name and address

as it appears on your IRS tax documents.

■ Go to www.eftps.gov.

■ Select Business or Individual Enrollment under

the Enrollment tab.

■ Complete the requested information.

■ Click submit.

TAX PAYMENT SYSTEM

ELECTRONIC FEDERAL

As Easy as 1 •2 •3

■ 10-15 days after online enrollment, you'll

receive an EFTPS Confirmation Package by

mail with instructions on how to obtain

your Internet Password by phone. 

■ You must have an Internet Password

and PIN to use EFTPS Online.

Your PIN will be mailed separately to your

address as shown in the IRS records.

ENROLLING in EFTPS Online ENROLLING in EFTPS Online PAYING with EFTPS Online PAYING with EFTPS Online

www.eftps.gov

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