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Pay taxes with cash at a retailer

You can pay your taxes with cash in person at a participating retailer in all U.S. states and Puerto Rico.

How it works

  • Enter your tax payment information with an IRS-approved payment processor
  • Get a payment barcode within 5 days by email
  • Bring your barcode and cash to a retailer near you

Need to pay over $500? Find other cash payment options.

Steps to pay at a retailer

Set up your payment at least 7 days before the due date to avoid penalties and interest.

These payment processors are approved by the IRS to send us your tax payment information.

ACI Payments, Inc.

  • $500 limit per payment
  • $1,000 total payments per day
  • $1.50 fee per payment

Pay1040.com

Enter your tax payment information:

  • Tax form and year the payment applies to
  • Payment amount
  • Your taxpayer information
  • Email address to get confirmation and a payment barcode

Then select the option to pay with cash.

The payment processer will send your tax payment information to the IRS for validation.

The payment processor will send you a confirmation email. The email will come from customerservice@acipayonline.com or noreply@pay1040.com.

Within 5 days, the processor will send a second email with your payment barcode. This happens after the IRS validates your tax information.

Print your payment barcode or save a screenshot on your cell phone.

The payment barcode expires 20 days after it’s issued.

Find a retail partner, then bring your payment barcode and cash to complete your payment with them.

Save your receipt. You’ll get this from the retail partner after they process your payment. The receipt serves as confirmation of your tax payment. Keep it with your records.

How to confirm we received your payment

Allow 2 weeks for us to receive and process your cash payment.

You can view your payments in your Individual Account.

Help

For help with your payment, contact the payment processor you used:

For help with your tax account, contact us.