Do I need to send a check in the mail if I set up direct debit for my payment plan?

[redbettye]

DO I MAIL A CHECK OR WILL THE DOWN PAYMENT BE DIRECT DEBITED IF SET UP THAT WAY???

[carlson-brenna]

From my understanding the down payment will be taken out of your direct deposit once the IRS sets up your direct deposit. I didn't do the down payment, but that is what I understood from the plethora of directions and forms that were mailed to me about a month after I submitted my taxes.

[samanthqasaliba]

So I submitted my down payment through direct pay on the IRS website 2 months ago when I got mail in my mailbox saying I was approved for my payment plan that will be taken out on the 17th once processed like I asked. So instead of waiting for a direct deposit or sending in a check...did I make a mistake? Will they take that amount again out of my bank account or will it credit the down payment and just start taking out the other payments starting next month on the 17th (the day of the month I asked for the payments to be taken)?

[carlson-brenna]

When I was a few months into my payment plan, I sent in a large check seperate from my contracted payment plan, it took them awhile, but they credited my account, and adjusted my payment plan to be shorter. Just keep allllllll your documentation because they are slow.

[samanthqasaliba]

@carlson.brenna My account records are showing on the site that they credited what I paid through the direct pay but I'm just wondering if they will count that as my initial payment (its the exact same amount as I said I wanted my initial payment as) or if they will still direct deposit that initial payment

[samanthqasaliba]

@carlson.brenna Also did your payment plan start when you wanted it to? I got accepted for the payment plan back in february and asked to pay on the 17th so I thought I would get it taken out of my account today but it has not.

[ms_ericarose]

This whole thing is so bizarre!! We're the people who actually want to pay our taxes! They make it so god damn hard.

[carlson-brenna]

@samanthqasaliba Wish I could help, but I do not know the answer to whether or not they will pull your initial down payment out on top of the check you sent in. They did pull my payment plan out on the day I requested, but I honestly can't remember if it came out starting in April, or in May...  sorry!

@ms_ericarose I agree, why are taxes so hard! All I want to do is the right thing, and I have messed up in one way or another a few times, luckily, every time I have had to call the IRS, they have been helpful and understanding of my attempts to get it right!

[rhaack1979]

Sooooooo do we make an initial payment with a direct debit payment plan, or not??

[superchunkee]

OMG I am so confused.  I submitted it and then it gave me a payment voucher to mail.  Why would I even need this when I gave my bank account info?  Also, I just saw that if I'm paying within 120 days I wasn't supposed to file a form 9465?  Why is this so confusing??  Am I supposed to mail in a payment or no?

[barbramendoza]

Let me know when you find out! I was supposed to get money taken out for my owes taxes today and but haven’t gotten any confirmation 😕

[silviucordea]

I am in the same situation where I setup everything as a direct debit and did not send in a check with the voucher as my underlying understanding was that the IRS will debit both downpayment and subsequent installments automatically. There is nowhere stated on my return that I should send in a check - the issue is that it is already May 14TH and the downpayment hasn't been debited. I received a letter confirming that my request was accepted, even created an account online with the IRS, still no info populating at this point. I will wait one more week and call if necessary. If someone went through the same situation and their account eventually got successfully debited please comment in this section, would love to hear how others managed in these cases. Thanks!

[cdonner1940]

I filed my taxes on time along with a Installment Agreement but didn't not make a payment.  I finished my Routing # and account number of my bank with the Installment Agreement. I received a letter statement saying that I have not made a payment and they want the whole amount due plus the penalty by the 24th.  I did at some point receive a letter stating that the Installment Agreement was approved.  What do I do?