0624 Publ 4248 (PDF)

Official source: IRS Forms, Instructions & Publications (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4248.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-03. U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. § 105).

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If you use a payroll company, accountant, or a third party to make your federal tax payments for you, be sure to explain to them that you want to use EFTPS

Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service

www.irs.gov

To help you get started making federal tax payments online or by phone, your company has been enrolled in EFTPS. No action is required at this time .

• You will receive a mailing that contains your PIN

and instructions for activating your enrollment.

• If you have not received your PIN within 5 business

days, please call the dedicated EFTPS Customer Service Number: 1-800-555-4477 .

• EFTPS—Electronic Federal Tax Payment System is

a service offered free by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for business and individual taxpayers.

• Online and phone options for making Federal Tax

Deposits and estimated tax payments.

• Available 24/7.

• Dedicated Customer Service operators that only

handle EFTPS inquiries.

• Enrollment is required.

• You authorize EFTPS to move money from your

bank account to the Treasury’s account for paying your taxes.

• You make your payments online or by phone at

least one calendar day prior to tax due date.

• To use the online feature, you need your EIN, PIN

and Internet Password.

• To use the phone feature, you need your EIN

and PIN.

• After you enter your payment instructions, EFTPS

transfers the funds from your account to Treasury in the amount you specify, on the date you indicate.

• You receive an immediate confirmation of the

payment by phone or online.

• EFTPS reports the tax payment information to IRS

to update your tax records.

More than 25 million taxpayers are enrolled in EFTPS, a free service that began in 1996. For the government, EFTPS improves the flow and accuracy of funds into Treasury; for you, EFTPS makes paying taxes a lot easier…

• EFTPS offers paperless payments online or by

phone, and you receive an immediate confirmation number that acts as a receipt for your payment.

• You can schedule your payments in advance to

avoid missing a deadline if you’re out of town or busy.

• You can review 16 months of payment history by

phone or online.

• A special Customer Service unit with live operators

that only handle EFTPS questions—available 24/7.

Call Customer Service at 1-800-555-4477, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.