rcherenson
Level 4

I'm getting a strange error trying to file a 2023 return with interest and penalties. I have selected Electronic Funds withdrawal but it won't let me include the entire amount in the electronic payment. It errors saying that I cannot include more than double the tax due for the payment (tax plus late payment penalty), leaving the additional interest and penalties to be paid by 1040-V check. I want to pay ALL of it by EFW.

In the review it says: You have selected both an Electronic Funds Withdrawal and payment by check for this client. If you want to have the entire balance due deducte using EFW, you need to return to the Federal Information Worksheet and make the correction in the EFW section. 

The hyperlinks take me back to the 3 amounts, the amount due, the debit amount (tax due and late payent penalty) and the Partial amount (penalties & Interest that it won't allow me to include in the debit amount). It also will not let me override this to include the int/penalties in the debit amount.

I have never marked "Payment by Check" for this client, didn't even know that was an option and cannot find a place to choose or unchoose this, going through the 2210, Late Payments page, ES worksheet, Tax payments page and everything on the Federal Information page and cannot find this.

My client is in Switzerland and certainly doesn't want to have to send an extra check for the interest & penalties separate from the tax due and late payment penalty. I hope someone can help! I want to get this filed before she accrues more interest and penalties.

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