[2023 tax year]
I don't know why this is causing me issues, likely overthinking. It is the field for entering date of direct debit of tax due in the filing section. Prompt is "Date You Want the Amount Withdrawn". In my case, is for direct debit of IL taxes, but shouldn't matter.
The help for the field is:
Enter the date you want the funds withdrawn from your bank account. This is the date you want to pay your taxes due.
If you transmit your return to the Intuit Electronic Filing Center before the due date, the requested payment date should not be later than the direct debit due date and should not be earlier than the day you transmit your return.
If you transmit your return to the Intuit Electronic Filing Center on or after the due date, the requested payment date must be the day you transmit the return. If you send your return after the due date, you may be subject to late payment penalties and interest charges.
(My underlines above)
I think use of requested payment date and direct debit due date are the cause of the confusion.
Can I just enter a date on or a few dates later than I file and it will be taken when/as needed? Do I have to guess a date enough in the future to allow state (IL) to have processed the taxes? Best to enter tax due date close/on 4/15/2024? Again, embarred to even be asking this.
