Accidently paid federal twice, how do I get second payment back

[DoninGA]

Explain how you accidentally paid the federal taxes owed twice?

Did you select Direct Debit from your bank account for the federal taxes owed when in the File section of the TurboTax program and e-file your federal tax return?

Did you also pay the federal taxes owed using the IRS payment website? - https://www.irs.gov/payments

[Carl]

If you paid the IRS twice, thus having paid them more than you owe, you'll need to "wait it out". More than likely they'll just refund the difference once things open back up to normal, because of the pandemic. There's also the likelihood that if you made two identical payment amounts on the same date, their computers will flag it for more immediate human attention. (Happened to me one year.)

[Anonymous]

as long as the payments had your SSSN and the year you were paying the IRS should catch the double payment and refund the excess unless you owe like child support or some other item where there's an offset in effect. 

if you don't get it in about 4 weeks you should call the IRS.

800-829-1040

DO NOT SELECT OPTION 1 FOR REFUND BECAUSE THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE IRS AUTOMATED RESPONSE.

- Choose Option 2 (Personal income tax)

- Then press 1 (Form, tax history, or payment)

- Press 4 (For all other questions)

- Press 2 (For all other questions)

- When it asks you to enter your SSN or EIN to access your account information, don’t enter anything. After is asks twice, you will get another menu

- Press 2 for personal or individual tax questions, it should then connect you to a live IRS representative.

[eagold47]

Yes, that seems to be what I did. 

[kellycrocker77]

Hello, 

I believe we have paid twice. We paid on April 15 on the IRS website as when we tried through the Turbotax website it said to try again later so we assumed it did not go through. Now we have paid twice. Please advise. 

[DMarkM1]

The IRS will process your returns and all payments.  Any overpayments will be refunded to you.  

[rohelman]

How do I get my funds returned/?

Thank you

Rowena Helman

[rohelman]

yes

[MMILLSSM]

Paid federal taxes twice, one by pay1040 and the second by my AMEX card.  How do I get the second payment back ?