Reminder of Recently Introduced Helpful Online Tools for Individuals

The IRS has released several online tools on their website in the past year. These tools allow an individual to make a direct debit payment online for estimated payments/amount owed with an extension/balance due on a current or prior year federal return, get the status of their amended return, or get information on a prior year federal tax return.

Direct Pay

If an individual would like to make a direct debit payment to the IRS for a current or prior year balance due or look up what payments they have made, they can use the Direct Pay online tool on the IRS website.

In order to make a payment, all the individual needs to do is:

• Provide their tax information
• Verify their identity
• Read more

Where’s My Amended Return?

If an individual has filed an amended return they can now find out where it is in the IRS processing stream by using the “Where’s My Amended Return?” look-up tool. The status will be available on this application three weeks after it was mailed to the IRS.

Three weeks after it has been mailed to the IRS, the following information is available about the amended return once the Social Security Number, date of birth, and ZIP code has been entered:

• Confirmation that the IRS received the amended return
• An update on the amended return’s current status
• Read more

Get Transcript (Prior Year Return Information)

If the taxpayer needs a copy of a federal return for a prior year, the IRS has made available an online tool that allows them to retrieve a copy of their return information for the three prior tax years (and current year after it has been filed). The taxpayer has the ability to download the return and/or print a copy of it immediately online. This new application eliminates the previous constraint to wait five to ten days while the IRS processed the request and mailed a copy of the taxpayer’s prior year return information.

Click here to read the entire CrossLink Tax Update that includes more information on helpful online tools for individuals.