IRS: Mailing tax payments

Before submitting a payment through the mail, please consider alternative methods. The Phillips Group joins the Internal Revenue Service in strongly discouraging the use of postal mail for tax payments. 

If you choose to mail your tax payment:

• Make your check, money order or cashier's check payable to U.S. Treasury.
  • Please note: Do not send cash through the mail. 
• Enter the amount using all numbers ($###.##).
• Do not use staples or paper clips to affix your payment to your voucher or return.
• Make sure your check or money order includes the following information:
  • Your name and address
  • Daytime phone number
  • Social Security number (the SSN shown first if it's a joint return) or employer identification number
  • Tax year
  • Related tax form or notice number
• Be sure to mail your payment to the appropriate address, which is subject to change without notice.

Where to mail your payment:

• If you are responding to a notice, mail your payment to the address listed on the notice.
• If you are making a payment for a tax filing, click here for a list of addresses. 

Notice to Taxpayers Presenting Checks:

When you provide a check as payment, you authorize the IRS or state tax authority either to use information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. When they use information from your check to make an electronic fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day they receive your payment, and you will not receive your check back from your financial institution.