Did your check to the IRS during COVID get cashed quickly? Have you ever used IRS online direct pay?

I paid by mail (mid May) and it was processed very quickly With no problems.

I paid the IRS on-lime this year and it worked fine. They send a receipt dated and time stamped to your email, so you don’t have to worry about whether they received it. It works great.

@Jaxk You received an email regarding the check you mailed in? Or, do you mean the online payment?

I just finished my taxes and am going to pay automatic withdrawal for the first time for my quarterlies.

I used direct pay with a friend I help with bookkeeping. It was simple and fast.

https://www.irs.gov/payments/direct-pay

I highly recommend https://www.irs.gov/payments/direct-pay. The system’s been around for a long time and is fully vetted. All of my clients use the system, as do I. You receive an instant confirmation of successful payment; no messing with Certified Mail, and no worries about a check getting lost or misplaced.

When you get a confirmation number, you’ll want to keep a paper and/or electronic copy of the webpage.

Thanks everyone!

@JLeslie – The response was to my on-line payment.

You can pay online. I couldn’t though….and that’s when I found out that the Social Security people had Rick’s birthday wrong.