IRS Form 9465 Installment Agreement Request is used to request a monthly installment plan if you cannot pay the full amount you owe shown on your federal tax return. It is highly recommended that you pay a portion of the amount you owe and request an installment for the remaining balance. Form 9465 is available in all versions of TaxACT and can be electronically filed with your return.
If you have already filed your return or you are filing this form in response to a notice from the IRS, Form 9465 may be paper filed by itself. Please consult the Form 9465 Instructions link below for the correct IRS Service Center mailing address for this form.
You can also apply for a payment agreement through the IRS website.
The IRS charges a fee for installment agreements, as well as interest on the unpaid balance. You may also incur a late penalty. You can access the instructions for Form 9465 and important information about payment options and fees on these IRS websites:
To complete Form 9465 in TaxACT, please do the following:
- From within your TaxACT return (Online or Desktop), click on the Federal Q&A tab
- Click Miscellaneous Topics to expand the section and then click IRS installment payment plan request
- Click Yes to enter or review the Form 9465 information
- The program will proceed with the interview questions for you to enter or review the appropriate information
NOTE: If you choose, during the entry of your information for Form 9465, to set up monthly Electronic Funds Withdrawals for your installment request you will be prompted to enter your banking information. Then, when you proceed through the electronic filing steps you would want to select Mail a Check on the screen titled E-Filing - Federal Balance Due Options. You do this because in the event the IRS does not approve the installment request, the Form 1040-V voucher that will print with the return is what you would use to submit payment. You would NOT want to enter your banking information under the Direct Withdrawal selection because that would result in the entire amount being withdrawn all at once. The banking information for Form 9465 you would have already entered in the Q&A section for Form 9465. In a later screen during the filing steps you will be prompted to view and/or print the Federal E-File Instructions. Those instructions will explain that filing Form 9465 does NOT guarantee your request for a payment plan and that the IRS will contact you to notify you of the status of your request for an installment plan. You WOULD NOT mail Form 1040V, but keep it with your records and wait for the IRS to contact you about the installment agreement. It would only be needed if they reject your installment request.
To print Form 9465 from within your TaxACT return:
TaxACT Online Users:
- Click the Print link at the top right side of the screen
- Click Print Individual Forms
- Expand the Federal Forms view and then expand the Forms and Schedules view
- Scroll down and click Form 9465 - Installment Agreement Request
- Click Print and then click Your Federal Form 9465. The form will appear in a PDF read-only format. At that time you can click the printer icon to actually print the item or close the window without printing.
Note: If after you click Print in Step 5 above you are directed to the screen titled View/Print Forms - Payment Option, then you need to process the payment for the program prior to being able to return to the steps above and view/print the document you selected.
TaxACT Desktop Users:
- Click the Forms button in the top left corner of the toolbar to open the Forms View
- Expand the Federal Forms view and then expand the Forms and Schedules view
- Scroll down and double click Form 9465 - Installment Agreement Request
- Click on the pink Printer Icon above the form/schedule/document received/worksheet on the right side of the screen. In the Print dialog box that appears you are able to choose if you wish to send the output to a printer or a pdf document and also whether you prefer to only print preview the item. Remember to clear the checkbox Print Preview when you do actually want the item to print.
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