IRS appears to have ignored my instructions to roll a large portion of a refund due to the following tax year - normally not a big deal, but this relates to late filing of my 2018 return, and the subsequently filed 2019 and 2020 returns which have not yet been processed and reflected the application of the 2018 refund to 2019 estimated tax payments.
Questions:
Having filed so late, there's no way IRS can apply your refund to 2019.
So you got the money refunded to you.
2019 is one of the years you can select on the IRS Make a Payment page.
Reason for Payment
Balance Due
Apply Payment To
Income Tax - Form 1040
Tax Period for Payment
2019