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Get started with Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS)

What is EFTPS?

Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) offers you the convenience of making clients' federal tax payments electronically 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. EFTPS allows tax payments to move electronically from the taxpayer's bank account to the federal government's account. The taxpayer's records with the IRS are automatically updated for each such payment.
For further information and to learn about the benefits of using EFTPS, visit the IRS webpage on EFTPS.

How to participate in the Batch Filer program

  1. Follow the steps in the Registration and enrollment details section to register as a filer.
  2. Get an authorization from each taxpayer for whom you'll submit enrollments and make federal tax deposits.
  3. Enroll each of those taxpayers with the appropriate financial agent.
If you want to paricipate in the EFTPS Batch Filer program, we strongly encouraged that you read the Department of Treasury's
Batch Provider User's Manual
, which you can download from
eftps.gov
 or request from EFTPS customer service.

Registration and enrollment details

  1. The first step to getting started with EFTPS is to visit the IRS' EFTPS web page to download and install the batch provider software. This will guide you through both the
    batch filer registration process
     and the
    taxpayer enrollment process
    . The software is also used when transmitting the enrollment and payment files
  2. After you've registered, you'll receive an EFTPS registration number and master inquiry PIN to use when you make enrollments and payments using the Batch Filer software.
    note
    • A Batch Filer who is not the actual taxpayer (which is typically the case) is considered to be a Reporting Agent.
    • A Reporting Agent is an accounting service, bank, or other entity authorized to make federal tax deposit payments and submit information electronically for the taxes deposited and reported on Forms 940, 941/944, 945, and other returns on behalf of a taxpayer.
  3. As the Batch Filer, you must receive the taxpayer's authorization using IRS Reporting Agent Authorization Form 8655 before submitting that taxpayer's enrollment to EFTPS.
  4. You will need to send Form 8655 to the IRS for every enrollment you submit.
    note
    For copies of Form 8655, contact the IRS or request Form 8655 online at
    www.irs.gov
    . For legal representatives, Power of Attorney Form 2848 is required.

This article applies to:

  • Product: Accounting CS
  • Subject: Clients,Payments

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