I used TurboTax's free extension service but my IRS.gov account is showing an "extension payment" fee of $10. Why?

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April 16, 2025
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I used TurboTax's free extension service (in order to have more time to file my federal return), but my IRS.gov account is now showing an "extension payment" fee of $10. This has never happened before. Why is it happening now?

SusanY1

Neither TurboTax nor the IRS charges a fee for extensions. However, if you elected to pay $10 with your extension TO the IRS, it would show on your transcript as a payment credited to your account.

TurboTax doesn't have any access to information contained in your IRS account and any questions about it would need to be directed to the IRS.

Information on ways to contact the IRS can be found HERE.

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taxi2020Author

Thanks for the quick reply. However, I didn't elect to pay anything with the extension. I'm owed a refund for tax year 2024 and didn't need to make any payments. Do you know why the IRS put that payment in? Is it possible that this was some kind of computer or other error on their part? Or is it that TurboTax wrongly included a payment of some kind in with my free extension submission?

SusanY1

If you didn't provide bank information in the Easy Extension program, TurboTax wouldn't have any way to send a payment with your extension for you.

It may be some sort of marker that the IRS uses (though I don't see any such thing in my own account, and I have also filed an extension.)

Unfortunately, we don't have any way to know and I can't think of any reason.

I'd give it some time perhaps to settle out, and then reach out to the IRS if you are still concerned.

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