You know, that was actually something I checked. I printed a copy and saved a digital copy of my returns from each year, and there were always filing instructions from TurboTax. However, this year those filing instructions were not included at all--not for the federal or state taxes. I thought that was odd.
Interestingly, the instructions included in my return from last year specifically say to mail my federal-tax payment to the IRS using the 1040-V form, even though I definitely had set up a direct payment from my bank account. The direct payment for federal went through last year just fine, and it has gone through just fine in the many years I have used TurboTax, so I am not sure why the instructions say to do this.
I was able to get through by phone to the Utah State Tax Commission, and I thought I would post the results in case it might help others who have the same question.
This was the first year that I was able to arrange for a direct payment from my bank account for my Utah state taxes in the many years I have been using TurboTax. I don't think it was available at all in previous years. The representative with whom I spoke verified all my information first and then said that, since this was the first time that I have used my checking account with them for a direct payment, there may be as much as a ten-day delay for the funds actually to be taken from my account. This is evidently for verification purposes. However, she confirmed that their records show that the payment was indeed scheduled for today, so my payment will not be considered late.
Thank you again for your responses and for providing the contact information I needed.
