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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
2023 Form 1040-V
What Is Form 1040-V? Notice to taxpayers presenting checks. When you provide a
check as payment, you authorize us either to use information
It’s a statement you send with your check or money order for from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from
any balance due on the “Amount you owe” line of your 2023 your account or to process the payment as a check transaction.
Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR. When we use information from your check to make an electronic
Consider Making Your Tax Payment fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as
soon as the same day we receive your payment, and you will not
Electronically—It’s Easy receive your check back from your financial institution.
You can make electronic payments online, by phone, or from a No checks of $100 million or more accepted. The IRS can’t
mobile device. Paying electronically is safe and secure. When accept a single check (including a cashier’s check) for amounts
you schedule your payment, you will receive immediate of $100,000,000 ($100 million) or more. If you are sending $100
confirmation from the IRS. Go to www.irs.gov/Payments to see million or more by check, you will need to spread the payments
all your electronic payment options. over two or more checks, with each check made out for an
amount less than $100 million.
How To Fill in Form 1040-V Pay by cash. This is an in-person payment option for
Line 1. Enter your social security number (SSN). individuals provided through retail partners with a maximum of
If you are filing a joint return, enter the SSN shown first on $1,000 per day per transaction. To make a cash payment, you
your return. must first be registered online at www.acipayonline.com, our
official payment provider. Click on “Federal IRS payments” to
Line 2. If you are filing a joint return, enter the SSN shown make your payment.
second on your return.
Line 3. Enter the amount you are paying by check or money How To Send in Your 2023 Tax Return,
order. If paying online at www.irs.gov/Payments , don’t complete Payment, and Form 1040-V
this form.
• Don’t staple or otherwise attach your payment or Form 1040-V
Line 4. Enter your name(s) and address exactly as shown on to your return or to each other. Instead, just put them loose in
your return. Please print clearly. the envelope.
How To Prepare Your Payment • Mail your 2023 tax return, payment, and Form 1040-V to the
address shown on the back that applies to you.
• Make your check or money order payable to “United States
Treasury.” Don’t send cash. If you want to pay in cash, in How To Pay Electronically
person, see Pay by cash, later.
• Make sure your name and address appear on your check or Pay Online
money order. Paying online is convenient, secure, and helps make sure we
• Enter your daytime phone number and your SSN on your get your payments on time. You can pay using either of the
check or money order. If you have an Individual Taxpayer following electronic payment methods. To pay your taxes online
Identification Number (ITIN), enter it wherever your SSN is or for more information, go to www.irs.gov/Payments.
requested. If you are filing a joint return, enter the SSN shown IRS Direct Pay
first on your return. Also, enter “2023 Form 1040,” “2023 Form Pay your taxes directly from your checking or savings account
1040-SR,” or “2023 Form 1040-NR,” whichever is appropriate. at no cost to you. You receive instant confirmation that your
• To help us process your payment, enter the amount on the payment has been made, and you can schedule your payment
right side of your check like this: $ XXX.XX. Don’t use dashes or up to 30 days in advance.
lines (for example, don’t enter “$ XXX—” or “$ XXX /xx100”). Debit or Credit Card
The IRS doesn’t charge a fee for this service; the card
processors do. The authorized card processors and their phone
numbers are all online at www.irs.gov/Payments.
Cat. No. 20975C Form 1040-V (2023)
Separate here and mail with your payment and return.
Payment Voucher OMB No. 1545-0074
Form1040-V Do not staple or attach this voucher to your payment or return.
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service Go to www.irs.gov/Payments for payment options and information. 2023
1 Your social security number (SSN) 2 If a joint return, SSN shown second 3 Amount you are paying by check or
(if a joint return, SSN shown first on your return) on your return money order. Make your check or
money order payable to “United States
Treasury”
4 Your first name and middle initial Last name
If a joint return, spouse’s first name and middle initial Last name
Print or type Home address (number and street) Apt. no. City, town, or post office. If you have a foreign address, also complete spaces below. State ZIP code
Foreign country name Foreign province/state/county Foreign postal code
For Disclosure, Privacy Act, and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions. Cat. No. 20975C
