If you've already e-filed your tax return and had scheduled the amount you owe to be withdrawn around April 15th, it turns out is still possible to take advantage of the new July 15th due date. I went through this process yesterday, and thought the info might also help someone else.
1. Call the IRS EFTPS Support line at 888-353-4537. Be prepared to wait on hold for about 30 minutes, even if they say hold times are less than 20 minutes.
2. When you reach a real person, ask to have your 1040 payment cancelled. They can't reschedule, so you have to cancel and then setup a separate payment. You will need to provide the following information from your 1040:
3. To make a new payment closer to July 15th, you have several options.
1. Call the IRS EFTPS Support line at 888-353-4537. Be prepared to wait on hold for about 30 minutes, even if they say hold times are less than 20 minutes.
2. When you reach a real person, ask to have your 1040 payment cancelled. They can't reschedule, so you have to cancel and then setup a separate payment. You will need to provide the following information from your 1040:
- primary taxpayer's SSN
- routing number for the payment
- account number for the payment
- amount of the payment
3. To make a new payment closer to July 15th, you have several options.
- You can create an account at EFTPS.gov. They have to send you a letter with a PIN, so it takes a week or so to set that up, but once you have the account you can schedule payments for future dates.
- You can use directpay.irs.gov to schedule a payment up to 30 days in advance without creating an account, but you do need to provide some info from a tax return filed within the last 6 years to prove your identity.
- You can print and mail in form 1040-V with a check: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040v.pdf
