Do I need to pay for my taxes right after I file or do I have until the deadline to pay? I want to know how much I owe so I can budget my checks.

[alezzah19]

I live off check to check so this information would be helpful

[Bsch4477]

You have to pay your tax liability when it is due not necessarily when you file. 

[VolvoGirl]

Are you asking about a 2022 tax due?  What deadline?  Even if you file late the tax due was still due back on April 18, 2023.  So pay as soon as you can.  Or are you asking about next year's return for 2023?  

[Hal_Al]

Q. Do I need to pay for my taxes right after I file or do I have until the deadline to pay?

A.  The deadline, which is usually April 15 of the following year (April 18, 2023 for 2022 returns, because the 25th was on a weekend)

[Critter-3]

First file the return  then make payments on the balance due.  Penalties & interest will continue to accrue on the unfiled return  as well as the unpaid balance due.   https://www.irs.gov/payments

[alezzah19]

I live in California so I read and have been told by others that we have an extension to file/pay our taxes by October 6th so I was wondering if I need to pay right away after filing or if I have until our deadline to pay. 

[VolvoGirl]

Yes Calif is extended.  IRS statement on California tax returns and payments extended to October.

IRS statement on California mailing of balance due notices | Internal Revenue Service