ePay
- ePay is
an electronic payment option available through the eFile & Pay system.
- ePay is also
known as direct debit, ACH Debit, and direct payment.
- ePay is free.
- You control
the date the amount is taken from your account.
- You control the
amount paid.
- You determine
if the payment should be taken from checking or savings.
- You mail nothing!
You can ePay:
- income tax final
payment
- estimated income
tax
- sales and use
taxes
- withholding taxes
- fuel taxes
Before using
ePay:
Check with
your bank to see if it requires the Iowa Department of Revenue’s
ePay Bank Filter (Company-ID). It is 1421590141. If you have
used the Department's EFT system, please note that the new ePay
system has a different filter.
When
you provide your bank this Bank Filter number, you authorize
Iowa Department
of Revenue
to debit
your account. Your bank may
reject debits to your account if they are not provided the
Department’s
Bank Filter in advance.
Enter your
bank information :
Enter your
bank routing number and your bank account number in the eFile & Pay
system. For
future payments, the system remembers your bank information. If
it changes, you simply enter the new information.
Confirmation
of payment:
Online, you
will see a payment screen and a confirmation number.
Print and keep this information.
If you are
using ePay by telephone (business taxes only), you will be
given a confirmation number to write down and keep with your
records.
Canceling a payment:
You may cancel
your payment at any time
before 3 p.m. CT on the day the payment is scheduled to be withdrawn.
Credit
Card
A 2.5% convenience
fee is charged by the vendor when paying by credit card. The payment
and fee are charged to the credit card.
Business
Taxes through eFile & Pay:
Online ,
a link to the credit card vendor will be provided.
By telephone,
you will be given the vendor’s telephone number.
Income Taxes:
See our
information on paying
by credit card
Can a credit
card payment be reversed?
Credit card payments are made through Official Payments
Corp. Once your payment information is submitted, the transaction is
complete.
To reverse a payment, you must contact Official Payments. If approved
by the Department, the credit card payment is credited for the payment
and the fee.
ACH
Credit
When paying
by ACH Credit, you provide our Department's transaction information
to your bank instead of providing us with your banking information.
First:
Contact
your bank for further information. Ask about the
cost of ACH Credit services.
Second:
Complete
and mail or fax the Iowa
Authorization Agreement for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) (pdf)
to set this up with our Department. We will send you information
to take to your bank.
Additional information:
ACH
Credit Booklet (options,
how to, Q&A, calendars of due dates, etc.)
Zero Payments: Do not initiate a zero payment, but file your
return showing zero due so you will not receive a delinquency notice.
Note to
business tax filers:
Iowa
withholding, sales/use taxes and LPG Fuel taxes are now filed
through eFile & Pay.
A return must still be filed when payment is made by ACH Credit.
ACH
Debit
The ACH Debit option
is available only for motor fuel taxes, not including
LPG.
If you have
an existing ACH Debit account, use the Internet
debit payment option for motor fuel taxes (excluding
LPG). Check browser requirements
Check or money order
If you
pay with a check or money order, you must include a payment voucher.
Business
Taxes
You
must enter the eFile & Pay
Confirmation Number given to you by the eFile & Pay system
when you have successfully filed your deposit or return for each
period.
This number will assist the Department in matching your payment
to your deposit or return. Our Department
will mail payment vouchers to you.
You may also
print the payment voucher from the eFile & Pay
confirmation screen. Your computer system must
have Internet Explorer version 5.5 or newer and Acrobat Reader
version 6.0.1 or newer.
Income Taxes
Send a payment
voucher with your payment.
Paying rounded vs actual amounts
When the amount
is 50 cents or more, round up. When the amount is 49 cents or
less, round down.
Business Taxes
When making
a payment at the same time you file the deposit or return,
the eFile & Pay system will automatically enter the rounded
amount shown as the payment amount.
Paying
the rounded amount is
acceptable. However, if
you are
required by your internal accounting controls to pay
the exact amount, you may enter the exact amount
in place of the rounded figure shown by the system.
