How to Write a Check to the IRS

Video Transcript

"Wow have you ever received a notice from the IRS saying you need to cut a check? My name is Danielle Loughran. I'm a CPA with Accell and I am here to talk to you about how to write a check to the IRS. First things first. They're going to send you a form. You are probably going to freak out thinking oh my gosh, why do I owe this extra money? If you in fact do agree that you owe the money, at the bottom it says if you agree please make the check payable to the United States Treasury. The next thing you need to do is write your tax payer identification number on to the check. Luckily that is included at the top of the form. It should be easy enough for you to find. The next thing you need to do is use the envelope that they have enclosed with the notice. Finally you need to include the tear off stud that is at the end of the notice, put it in the envelope and insure that the address is showing. So now that you know how to write the check let's look at what a finished check looks like. Notice that in the to line it is made out to the United States Treasury. Then we have got the dollar amount, we have signed it and in the memo area it is the best place to place your tax payer identification number. Be sure that you have the date and the signature on the check. Sometimes people try to send a check without the endorsement and get credit for sending it off in time, the IRS will not accept that. It has to be a complete check. My name is Danielle Loughran and I hope that you know how to write a check to the IRS."