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Instructions for paying your taxes electronically from a bank account. 

• 1040 Electronic Payments Overview
• Electronic Payments to the IRS
  • 2025 Tax Year: Making a Payment Electronically from a Bank Account to the IRS Without Creating an Account or Logging in for Your 2025 1040
  • 2026 Estimated Tax: Making an Estimate Electronically from a Bank Account to the IRS Without Creating an Account or Logging in for Your 2026 1040
  • 2025 Tax Extension Payment: Making an Extension Payment Electronically from a Bank Account to the IRS Without Creating an Account or Logging in for Your 2025 1040
• Electronic Payments to Pennsylvania 
  • Individuals - 2025 Tax Year: Making a Payment Electronically from a Bank Account to Pennsylvania Without Creating an Account or Logging in for Your 2025 PA-40
  • Individuals - 2026 Estimated Tax: Making an Estimate Electronically from a Bank Account to Pennsylvania Without Creating an Account or Logging in for Your 2026 PA-40
  • Individuals - 2025 Tax Extension Payment: Making an Extension Payment Electronically from a Bank Account* to Pennsylvania Without Creating an Account or Logging in for Your 2025 PA-40
  • Fiduciary/Trustee - 2025 Tax Year: Making a Pennsylvania RETURN PAYMENT Electronically from a Bank Account Without Creating an Account or Logging In [2025 PA-41]

  • Fiduciary/Trustee -2026 Estimated Tax: Making a Pennsylvania ESTIMATED PAYMENT Electronically from a Bank Account Without Creating an Account or Logging In [2026 PA-41]

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• Electronic Payments to Maryland
  • Individuals - 2025 Tax Year Payment: Making a Payment Electronically from a Bank Account to Maryland Without Creating an Account or Logging in for Your 2025 Tax Return
  • Individuals - 2026 Estimated Tax: Making an Estimate Electronically from a Bank Account to Maryland Without Creating an Account or Logging in for Your 2026 Tax Return
  • 2025 Tax Extension Payment: Making Extension Payment Electronically from a Bank Account to Maryland Without Creating an Account or Logging in for Your 2025 Tax Return

• Electronic Payments to Lancaster
  • 2025 Tax Year: Making a Payment Electronically from a Bank Account to the Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau
  • 2026 Estimated Tax: Making an Estimated Tax Payment Electronically from a Bank Account to the Lancaster County Tax Collection Bureau

Electronically receive & sign your tax return and pay estimates and balances due.

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• Upload your 8879 e-file Form 
  
  

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