$60?! That is insane? I have never had that before and have been using Turbo Tax for years! The thing is that they charged it to the card that I paid my Turbo Tax fee with. I entered the spouse's card to pay the IRS, but our return was ultimately rejected, thus I never needed the "convenience" of paying online. Where is this stated? I would have thought I would have seen that somewhere when paying out...

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SweetieJean

Employee

Whenever you buy something with a credit card, the merchant pays a fee to the credit card company. (That's why gas stations often charge different prices for cash v. credit, and why some stores give a cash discount.). However, the US government is not permitted to pay that fee, so you must instead.

This is disclosed by TT when you make that selection.

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nata80Author

Employee

I completely understand the fee. But it is generally 2.3- 2.5%...I was charged $60 for $194 tax bill. This is standard? I looked at the link you shared but it shows the above mentioned average fee percentage

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Bluecece77

I got this fee when I paid My tax on my car registration. It was listed as opc tax service. I know your post is old but maybe my response could still help you.

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jrfaint

So did I. I just paid my personal property tax of $13.56 yesterday, then today a charge of $1.00 showed up as an opc tax fee like wtf???🤬🤬🤬

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mpshiloh

I owed $6 on federal tax and was charged..................

03/28 03/26 OPC*US TREASURY PMNT [phone number removed] NE $191.00
03/28 03/26 OPC*US TREASURY SERV FEE [phone number removed] NE $4.76

I filed on 2/3/2019.

NinjaUnmatched

I get the service fee... $60 though seems off to me... Aside from that... can you deduct that fee since it is for a tax payment??? Say categorize it as a business expense....?????

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bwergeles

No, the convenience fee charged by a credit card processor for payment of income taxes by credit or debit card is a miscellaneous itemized deduction and is no longer deductible. Please see page 4 of this link to Publication 529 for more information.

@NinjaUnmatched