The IRS can put you in jail.
Installment plans are available, too, but convenience comes with a price.
Taxpayers have been badgering the Internal Revenue Service to take plastic for years. Everybody else does. Calif. Holders of cards from Discover Financial Services also may pay taxes by PC when they use Intuit s TurboTax or MacInTax software. Charging taxes certainly seems easier than setting up an installment plan with the IRS or applying for a bank loan. But all that convenience comes with a price.