EST Federal tax payments

[halkamm]

I filed my returns with turbotax for 2017 and recall that I set up automatic ACH checking account payments of my quarterly estimated taxes beginning with the June 15 2018 payment. As of today June 19, I do not see this deducted from my checking account. How do I check to see if I did this correctly?

[VolvoGirl]

You can not set up those payments through Turbo Tax .  Turbo Tax only prints the 1040ES slips to mail in with a check. Or you can pay at the IRS https://www.irs.gov/payments  

Or You can make tax payments through a free US Treasury service called eftps (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System). You have to establish an account, get a PIN in the mail, submit your bank electronic transfer info, etc. Then from that website, you can log in and make any tax payments--estimates, or your Form 1040 amount due. It will let you schedule several payments ahead--up to a year's worth, I think, for individuals.

Once you establish your account, you can also make free payments by phone.
If you have an amount due on your Form 1040 this year, you can pay it via eftps as well.

Start here…https://www.irs.gov/payments/eftps-the-electronic-federal-tax-payment-system