I do not, will not, make a payment through the application. I recommend everyone do the same.
Intuit uses a 3rd party but does NOT forward the confirmation number. The charges show as pending
immediately. You will need the confirmation number to look up the payment on the IRS Site.
You cannot dispute the charge until it clears (at least not with my bank). If I go back into the app
to change the AGI to 0 (as a test), it wants to charge me again. If the IRS makes any adjustments
to the prior year, you will have to order a transcript and wait 2+ months. If I print out the tax form, it
says to include a check. I called the helpdesk and the person was utterly useless. They do not know the
process when this happens (how many thousands of times does it happen?). This support thread
is a year old so Intuit hasn't figured it out yet. Bottom Line - use TurboTax but never never never pay
through Turbo Tax.
