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I owe taxes but the IRS website says I owe nothing

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June 13, 2022
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When I filed, TurboTax told me I was going to owe $500 in taxes. I’ve been checking the IRS website often under “make a payment” and it’s still saying I owe nothing. Isn’t there a deadline when these need to be paid? Am I checking in the right place? I’m starting to get a little worried. Any advice?

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rjs

The IRS web site won't show how much tax you owe until after they finish processing your tax return. You should pay the amount due that was shown on your tax return now. You don't have to wait until the IRS web site shows that you owe it. The deadline for paying is long past. It was April 18.

Ideally the IRS web site should never show that you owe tax. You pay when you file your tax return, or earlier, and they apply the payment when they process your return.

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Sophiphi98 Author

I didn’t know there was an option to pay them on the TurboTax website, cause that’s what I used to file them. Where can I pay my taxes at if the irs website says I have no balance

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xmasbaby0

@Sophiphi98 Look at your Form 1040. Does it show an amount on line 37? If you have an amount on line 37, that is what you owe and should have paid by April 18, 2022----the tax filing and payment deadline

https://www.irs.gov/payments

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-payments/help/how-can-i-pay-my-federal-taxes/00/26212

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-payments/help/how-do-i-pay-my-irs-tax-due-with-a-check-or-money-order/00/26403

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

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Mike9241

yes, the deadline to pay was 4/18/2022. we have no way of knowing if you actually owe the $500 or not. the IRS may not have fully processed your return. if your return is fully processed there should be a transcript that can be used to compare to your return line by line to see if there are differences that can account for you not owing. generally, the IRS sends out notices for changes to returns but that could take a while after the return is processed.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

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Sophiphi98 Author

Oh no. I don’t know what to do then if I missed the deadline, am I gonna get in trouble? I haven’t gotten anything in the mail about it.

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Sophiphi98 Author

I mean, I filed my taxes on time, but I didn’t know I had to pay by a certain time. And There’s no balance on the IRS website nor has there been since I’ve filed. So I’m not sure what to do.