The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) is a free tax payment service offered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to help individual and business taxpayers pay their federal taxes electronically.

To use the service, you must first enroll online by entering your taxpayer identification number (your 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:employer identification number (EIN) if you're enrolling as a business, or your Social Security Number (SSN) if you're enrolling as an individual), your bank account information, and your name and address as they appear on your IRS documents.

Approximately one week after you enroll online, you will receive a PIN (personal identification number) in the mail you can use to complete your online registration and begin making payments.

Scams Affecting the EFTPS

Phishing scams are one of the potential dangers of using the EFTPS system. These scams occur outside of the EFTPS website. For example, fraudulent emails targeting EFTPS users could send out an email with an IRS-related subject line asking the taxpayer to take action. A link in the email could prompt recipients to update their 🍬information, but instead, will install malware used to intercept the taxpayers' online banking information

The IRS website warns, "The IRS doesn't initiate contact with taxpayers by email, text messages, or social media channels to request personal or financial information. This includes requests for PIN numbers, passwords, or similar access information for credit cards, banks, or other financial accounts. Report all unsolicited emails claiming to be from the IRS or an IRS-related function to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:phishing@irs.gov."

Protecting Sensitive Information

The EFTPS website protects sensitive tax payment data by using "firewalls and implemented internal security policies to ensure you and only you can make, cancel, and inquire about your 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:tax payments." According to the EFTPS website, "Every secure interaction involving EFTPS online requires identification and authentication of each user.

EFTPS online identifies and authenticates each taxpayer using their 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN or SSN), Personal Identification Number (PIN), and Internet password. Without these key pieces of information, you may not use many of the functions of EFTPS online."

The Bottom Line

Like any electronic form of interaction, the IRS Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) is prone to security risks. S🧸cammers can f🌳ind ways to retrieve your personal information and use that information against you. When interacting with any IRS communication and the EFTPS system, ensure that you are following IRS protocol on their website and know that the IRS does not contact individuals directly, ever, or ever request information.