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New Member
posted May 31, 2019 4:58:17 PM

I received 2 charges from OPC US Treasury PMT bu t my tax return was rejected and I have to pay by mail...what is this for?

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New Member
May 31, 2019 4:58:20 PM

one of these charges was for $3.95 and one was for $65.00 both from the third party, the tax bill was only $194.00

Level 15
May 31, 2019 4:58:22 PM

Did you use a credit card to pay the IRS?  If so, that is the convenience fee charged by the provider of that service.

Did you pay directly on the IRS website here. See the third one down the list.

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Pay-Taxes-by-Credit-or-Debit-Card

New Member
May 31, 2019 4:58:23 PM

$60?! That is insane? I have never had that before and have been using Turbo Tax for years! The thing is that they charged it to the card that I paid my Turbo Tax fee with. I entered the spouse's card to pay the IRS, but our return was ultimately rejected, thus I never needed the "convenience" of paying online. Where is this stated? I would have thought I would have seen that somewhere when paying out...

Level 15
May 31, 2019 4:58:29 PM

Whenever you buy something with a credit card, the merchant pays a fee to the credit card company. (That's why gas stations often charge different prices for cash v. credit, and why some stores give a cash discount.). However, the US government is not permitted to pay that fee, so you must instead.

This is disclosed by TT when you make that selection.  

New Member
May 31, 2019 4:58:29 PM

I completely understand the fee. But it is generally 2.3- 2.5%...I was charged $60 for $194 tax bill. This is standard? I looked at the link you shared but it shows the above mentioned average fee percentage

New Member
May 31, 2019 4:58:31 PM

And again, I did not pay online as my return was rejected...do I still have to pay this fee?

New Member
May 31, 2019 4:58:33 PM

I got this fee when I paid My tax on my car registration. It was listed as opc tax service. I know your post is old but maybe  my response could still help you.

Level 1
Jan 16, 2020 10:15:46 AM

I owed $6 on federal tax and was charged..................

03/28 03/26 OPC*US TREASURY PMNT [phone number removed] NE $191.00
03/28 03/26 OPC*US TREASURY SERV FEE [phone number removed] NE $4.76

 

I filed on 2/3/2019.

New Member
Jan 18, 2020 9:14:36 AM

I get the service fee...  $60 though seems off to me...    Aside from that... can you deduct that fee since it is for a tax payment???  Say categorize it as a business expense....?????

Expert Alumni
Jan 20, 2020 3:33:47 PM

No, the convenience fee charged by a credit card processor for payment of income taxes by credit or debit card is a miscellaneous itemized deduction and is no longer deductible. Please see page 4 of this link to Publication 529 for more information.

 

@NinjaUnmatched

New Member
May 28, 2020 8:15:14 AM

So did I. I just paid my personal property tax of $13.56 yesterday, then today a charge of $1.00 showed up as an opc tax fee like wtf???🤬🤬🤬