How Do I Pay Tax Owed?

Hi there,

I haven't posted here in ...years probably!  I do surf by now and then, though.  Anyway I need a bit of help. I found an old topic from 2004 relating to this but the question was never answered!

In prepartion for next year's taxes  how do I pay tax owed if I don't have a US checking account? Can I pay by an international check/money order or something like that? I've closed a US savings account recently and I'm asking because I'll owe some tax on it. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

Gina

I'm just guessing here, but I've paid Canadian tax with a bank transfer.  I'm sure they'll take the money in any manner you can send it.. but wait on the experts here.

If you owe a ton, they'll take a cheque in any currency.  But it costs them $50+ per cheque to process, so they'll be mighty cheezed off if you pay a $100 tax bill with a foreign currency cheque.

There are two ways they prefer you to pay:

1)  Your UK bank can issue a draft in dollars.  It still costs them $50+ to process it, but at least it's in dollars.

2)  A freind, relative or other stateside person with a dollar checking account can write a cheque on their account.  You'd have to pay your friend back, of course. 

The IRS prefers a US dollar cheque written on a US bank account, so option 2 is better than option 1. 

Thanks, that gives me something to work with!