How to Pay Your Federal Taxes Quickly and Easily

Paying taxes is never a fun task, so let's make the process as seamless and easy as possible. This article provides an overview of the ways to pay federal taxes for a wide variety of reasons.

Please note that all tax payments to the IRS are typically considered personal tax payments unless they are for a C-Corp, payroll taxes or other more rare taxes on S-Corporations and partnerships. Thus, if you are making payments associated with your income tax return, it is considered a personal tax payment even if you have business income.

Options for Payment

1. Pay via the new phone application - IRS2Go!

Here's a screenshot of the application. Now you can make payments and check refunds from your phone! Download the app

2. IRS Pay Website

The IRS accepts payments via bank draft or credit and debit card. If you select the bank draft option, we've included a quick instructional video below. Note that if you are making payments on an installment agreement for multiple tax years, then you can select any year that is in the installment agreement when applying your payment.

3. Snail Mail

As of September 2025, the IRS is phasing out ALL payments made via mail. Please do not submit payment via mail as it may not be accepted.