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Before You Pay
This page links only to official government payment sites and to our own client portal. If you reached a tax payment page any other way — from an email, a text message, or a search result — stop and start again from here. Sites impersonating the IRS are common and convincing. Paying from a bank account is free everywhere on this page. Paying by card adds a processing fee: Minnesota charges 1.25% for debit and 2.15% for credit, and the IRS card processors charge comparable rates. On an $8,000 balance that is roughly $170 for no benefit. Use a bank account unless you have a specific reason not to.
Pay Gatlin Tax, Ltd.
Invoices are paid inside your client portal under Billing, where you can see any open invoice and pay it directly from a bank account. This is a payment to our firm for services. It is not a tax payment and does not go to the IRS or the State of Minnesota. If you don't have portal access yet, contact us and we'll send you an invitation. specific reason not to.
Pay the IRS
IRS Direct Pay takes a payment straight from your checking or savings account at no charge, and you can schedule it up to a year in advance. Use it for a balance due, an estimated payment, or a payment with an extension. You'll need your Social Security number, your filing status, and a prior-year return on hand to verify your identity. Businesses making federal tax deposits use EFTPS instead. Enrollment takes several days, so don't wait until a deposit is due.
Pay Minnesota
Minnesota collects through its own system, entirely separate from the IRS. Individuals use Online Services; businesses use e-Services. Bank account payments are free. Paying one does not pay the other. A confirmation from the IRS tells you nothing about your Minnesota balance, and the reverse is equally true. If you owe both, you have two payments to make.
Two things people get wrong
An extension moves your filing deadline, not your payment deadline. If you expect to owe, pay by the original due date. Interest and penalties run from that date whether or not the return is on extension.
Estimated payments are due April 15, June 15, September 15, and January 15. Missing one is not fixed by paying extra later — the penalty is calculated quarter by quarter.
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An extension moves your filing deadline, not your payment deadline. If you expect to owe, pay by the original due date. Interest and penalties run from that date whether or not the return is on extension.
Estimated payments are due April 15, June 15, September 15, and January 15. Missing one is not fixed by paying extra later — the penalty is calculated quarter by quarter.