Direct Pay - Pay Your Federal and State Taxes Online

Below are links for online payment to the IRS, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Washington DC.  If you don't see your state listed send us an email and we'll provide you with a link to your state's online payment option if it is available.

 

IRS Direct Pay
www.irs.gov/Payments/Direct-Pay

Use this secure service to pay your individual tax bill or estimated tax payment directly from your checking or savings account at no cost to you. You'll receive instant confirmation that your payment has been submitted. Bank account information is not retained in IRS systems after payments are made.

If you have already made a payment through Direct Pay, you can use the Look Up a Payment feature to view your payment details and status. You can modify or cancel your payment there until two business days before your payment date.

This is a great way to make a quick and secure payment ahead of the IRS tax deadline.  Remember, filing an extension does NOT extend your date to pay taxes!

 

Maryland Direct Pay
www.interactive.marylandtaxes.com/individuals/payment

This system may be used to make bill payments on individual income tax liabilities using electronic funds withdrawal (direct debit) from a U.S. bank or financial institution. Foreign facilities will not be accepted. After logging on to the Comptroller's Individual's Online Service Center you will be asked to provide the account type (checking or savings), bank routing number and account number.

To be eligible to make an online payment via electronic funds withdrawal, for identification purposes, the State of Maryland must have a return on file for the registered user.

 

Virginia Direct Pay
www.tax.virginia.gov/payments

The Department offers multiple options for electronically paying tax returns, vouchers, estimated payments, bill payments, etc for Individual and Business Taxes.

Additional information related to ACH Debit vs. ACH Credit payment handling is available in the Electronic Payment Guide.

Visit each option for further details on how the Department's services can support your electronic payment needs.

 

Pennsylvania Direct Pay
https://www.revenue.pa.gov/OnlineServices/MakeAPayment/Pages/default.aspx

Payments can be made by electronic funds transfer from your bank account or by using a credit or debit card:

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): Pay Pennsylvania taxes directly through your personal savings or checking account through the department’s e-services center, which allows individuals, businesses and tax professionals to file returns, make payments, view filing history, register businesses and file appeals electronically. New users must create an e-services center account to make an EFT payment.

Credit or Debit Card Payments: Use your American Express, Discover/NOVUS, MasterCard or Visa to pay Pennsylvania taxes over the Internet or by phone by visiting www.officialpayments.com or calling, toll-free, 1-800-2PAYTAX (1-800-272-9829)

Note that Official Payments Corp. charges a 2.49 percent convenience fee ($1 minimum charge) per credit card transaction, and debit card convenience fees start at $3.95 per transaction.

 

Washington D.C. Direct Pay
www.otr.cfo.dc.gov/service/payment-options-individual-income-tax

To make paying taxes more convenient and hassle-free, the Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) allows the use of:

  • Electronic Check
  • Credit/Debit Cards
  • Mail
  • Direct Debit

OTR will receive the electronic transaction from the vendor and apply it to the taxpayer's account.  The District's third-party payment vendor will charge taxpayers a nominal fee for the credit/debit card transaction based on 2.5 percent of the transaction amount.