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Background

The following taxes are subject to the EFT deposit requirement: withheld income and FICA taxes, corporate income and estimated taxes and certain taxes of tax-exempt organizations, taxes withheld on nonresident aliens and foreign corporations, estimated taxes of certain trusts, FUTA tax payments, and excise taxes, railroad retirement taxes, backup withholding, and nonpayroll payments.

EFTPS is a free service provided by two bureaus of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, IRS and the Financial Management Service (FMS). EFTPS gives businesses, individuals, and tax professionals the ability to make federal tax payments electronically online, by phone or with batch provider software for professionals.

Taxpayers can enrolll by visiting http://www.EFTPS.gov or by calling EFTPS Customer Service at 1-800-555-4477 to receive an enrollment form by mail. With EFTPS, taxpayers can make payments through a secure web site of by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week from home or office.