Why Pay by VISA, American Express, MasterCard or Discover card? | Citizens who pay their taxes with their VISA, American Express, MasterCard or Discover card benefit from the convenience of electronic payment, as well as the cash management and rewards offered by their credit card company. Click here for case studies.

Convenience Fee | Official Payments charges taxpayers a convenience fee for the service. The fee covers the costs for the payment systems as well as transaction processing fees, and is the lowest fee available for tax payments by Internet or telephone. Click here to calculate fees.

Federal Payments | Federal taxpayers can make balance due, balance due notice, estimated, extension, installment, prior year, advanced payment of a determined deficiency, Form 940, and Form 941 payments as below:

	Form Type	Tax Year(s)	Start Date
	Form 1040 (All 1040 Forms) Balance Due	2005	01/01/06
	Form 1040 Balance Due Notice	2005	01/01/06
	Form 1040ES Estimated Payment	2006	03/01/06
	Form 4868 Automatic Extension to File	2005	01/01/06
	Installment Agreement Payment Form 1040	1996 - 2005	01/01/06
	Prior Tax Year Form 1040	1996 - 2004	01/01/06
	Form 1040 Advance Payment of a Determined Deficiency	2003 - 2005	01/01/06
	Form 940 Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return	2005	01/01/06
	Form 941 Employer's Federal Quarterly Tax Return	2005 - 2006	01/01/06

State Payments | State taxpayers in 25 states and Washington, DC can make a wide variety of business and personal tax and fee payments. Click here to determine which payments are available in your area.

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