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Can you direct pay the IRS if you did not efile with Turbotax?

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March 23, 2025
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When doing my taxes with Turbotax, I chose to manually send a check with the vouchers vs. efile? I noticed that the IRS has a direct pay option and I paid it online instead of mailing the voucher with a check. I did received the confirmation attached from Turbotax that the IRS did confirm my 2024 submission in early March. I wanted to make sure that this will not get screwed up since I did not chose efile when submitting. I did get confirmation from the IRS that they received my payment. Should I be concerned?

DoninGA

Employee

That notice indicates that the federal and state tax returns were e-filed.

You complete your tax return by finishing all 3 Steps in the File section. In Step 3, to e-file your tax return, you must click on the large button labeled "Transmit my returns now".

After completing the File section and e-filing your tax return you will receive two emails from TurboTax. The first email when your tax return was transmitted and the second email when the tax return has either been accepted or rejected.

JohnB5677

It is complete, and confirmed. But I'd like you to clarify:

Was this a 2024 tax payment?
- If so did you report it on your 2024 tax return as an estimated payment?
- Or was this the final payment to complete your 2024 Tax return?
Was this a 2025 estimated tax payment?

In any case, the IRS has record of the payment and will adjust based on that information.

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