Publication 4169 (Rev. 7-2009)

1 TAX PAYMENT SYSTEMELECTRONIC FEDERALTax Professional Guide tothe electronic federal Tax Payment SystemTax Professional Guide tothe electronic federal Tax Payment PAYMENT SYSTEMELECTRONIC federal is a secure, easy, and accurateelectronic system for paying all federal taxes for businesses andindividuals. Best of all, it s free from the Department of receive an EFT Acknowledgment Numberas areceipt for your payment instructionsnYou have 16 months of payment historynYou can schedule payment instructionsahead of time:n120 days for businessesn365 days for individualsand you can cancel your payment instructions up to 2 business days before the payment is offers a number of options for paying federal taxes for your own business or for your clients.

2 Which EFTPS option best suits your you pay taxes for 1,000 clients or fewer,consider becoming an EFTPSB atch Provider and using the free Batch Provider Software that is easy toinstall and The software is designed specifically for tax professionals and payrollprocessors that wish to enroll and make payments on behalf of theirclients. Submissions of up to 1,000 enrollments or 5,000 payments may be sent in one EFTPS uses free Windows based software that is user friendly and easy to install.

3 A User's Manual and Quick Start Guide are available at software also is available in Mac and The software will guide you through the registration process and thetaxpayer enrollment the Batch Provider Software, you can:n Receive e-mail notification regarding enrollments, payments and Send clients a Taxpayer Inquiry PIN so they can look at their accounts Use memorized transaction capability through which the last transaction is automatically displayed for each Make individual or multiple debits to a Master Account that you maintainor to each client's financial institution Import/export enrollments and Create customized may download the Batch Provider Software, User's Manual.

4 And Quick StartGuide at (click on Help & Information, then Downloads)or requestthe software by calling 1-800-945-0966, 8:30 to 8:00 ET, Monday - 1 Batch Provider you are a payroll company making more than1,000 payments per day,consider becoming an EFTPS Bulk Bulk option is designed for payroll processors who initiate frequent paymentsand desire automated enrollment through an electronic Data Interchange (EDI)-compatible system . Each set of up to 1,000 payment records is associated with a consolidated debit transaction.

5 Call EFTPS Customer Service for moreinformation: :Make sure you have a completed IRS Authorization Form or theequivalent for each client before submitting enrollments or payments through Form 8655, Reporting Agent Authorization: Authorizes a company orindividual to electronically file and make tax payments on behalf of abusiness Form 2848, Power of Attorney (POA): Authorizes an individual to act onbehalf of a taxpayer before the IRS regarding tax Form 8821, Tax Information Authorization: Authorizes a company orindividual to receive or inspect IRS information regarding taxes and maketax payments on behalf of individual Form 9783T, EFTPS Individual Enrollment with Third Party Authorization:Authorizes a third party to use EFTPS to make payments on behalf of anindividual.

6 The form is only available within the EFTPS Batch Providersoftware and will be generated during the enrollment effective August the exception of the 9783T, these forms are available from the IRS Web site ( ).OPTION 2 Bulk Provider Special EFTPS Options EFTPS Express Enrollment for New BusinessesAny business requesting a new EIN (Employer Identification Number) and indicating it will have federal Tax Deposit obligations is automatically pre-enrolled in Business taxpayers receive notification in the mail that they are pre-enrolled, along with their EFTPS PIN (personal identification number).

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9 All three forms are available at the IRSWeb site ( )Form 9783T-(Available August 2007)EFTPS Individual Enrollment with ThirdParty Authorization, available only withinthe EFTPS Batch Provider Software andfor use only with the Batch ProviderSoftware. The Form authorizes a thirdparty to use EFTPS to make paymentson behalf of an individual. This disclosureauthorization allows third parties to effectenrollment of individuals in EFTPS, makeelectronic payments of income taxes,answer inquiries about the payments ,and resolve issues related to :[see above for Authorization Forms]Go to click on Enrollment,or call 1-800-555-4477 to request an enrollment request an EFTPS BatchProvider Kit, containing theBatch Software, User s Manualand Quick Start Guide you candownload the software andmanuals at.

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