Do I have to mail in the 1040 V Payment Voucher if I elected to pay by direct debit?

[DoninGA]

No.  If you elected to pay the taxes owed by direct debit from your bank account, then there is no need to mail the payment voucher, Form 1040-V.

[charters1616]

Turbo Tax should update is splash page to make it more relevant for Debit/Credit/ACH paying persons. It currently instructs the filer to mail it, but once you view the 1040-V, it states it is not necessary. This makes it a bit confusing for the filer.

[art-viwatpanahch]

Absolutely agree with charters1616 if TurboTax going to make contacting specialists so hard and/or drop customer’s call when their question is “too simple” then the program should be precisely clear.

[rrnaturals]

Very confusing! I opted to spread my payments out over 6 months, entered my direct debit bank info, went through the process of preparing and submitting. Was told by TurboTax to print and mail the 1040-V but did not say to include a check. TurboTax indicates that return was accepted and I am done. HOWEVER...the email I rec'd from TurboTax says I still need to print the 1040-V and submit a check. What's up with that?

[merl2]

same here, rrnaturals, and I've been trolling the forums now for 30 minutes...it's still not clear to me if I have to submit the initial payment in paper form or not.  I still have not seen anything deducted from my checking account but that could just be timing.

[merl2]

Solved: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3341297">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3341297</a>   OP posted replied, search for carlson.brenna in the comments

[rrnaturals]

@merl2 from what I can tell, I am okay with what I did...set up draft payment for both initial down payment and subsequent payments. Time will tell. I would think Intuit should cover me in case there is a problem, especially since I acted in good faith. If you look at the questions, this has been an issue for TWO YEARS! Come on, Intuit, FIX this.

[jingj-chen84]

Came here for the same confusion, been stressed all day over this issue. My goodness, please get it together intuit!!! I’m loosing hair here.

[DoninGA]

Why don't you read the answer above at the top of this page?

[Anonymous]

I also just filed with an installment agreement request. I have gotten contradictory instructions from Turbotax. it is unclear to me whether on April 15 (my specified payment date) the "down payment" will be debited from my account, or whether I have to mail it with form 1040V as indicated by my email from TurboTax. 

Does anyone have a clue? This is incredibly irresponsible to leave hanging by Intuit.