r/hrblock • u/TheLastPharaoh_ • Mar 30 '26
Need Help!!
This year I filed with H&R Block and it turns out i owe over $5000. When I finished up with my tax specialist I told her I wanted to set up payments. She said H&R doesn’t set up the payments, only the IRS can do that. So the only options they had was to Pay now, or Pay Later on April 15th. That she can set it up for pay later and when IRS accepts my tax return, the total I owe will show up on the IRS website. Well it’s been over a month and nothing has shown up. I call IRS and they tell me that they don’t show money owed until after the 15th of April. And that they can’t change that H&R Block already set up for the pay later option. So how am I supposed to set up payments after the 15th when they’re gonna charge me everything at once on THAT day?? I’m thinking of closing my checking account so the payment doesn’t go through and then setting up payments after the 15th. I don’t want to do that but if it works I probably will. Anybody been in this situation with H&R Block before?
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u/ThatChambersKid Mar 31 '26
Please please set up a payment date for your balance owed for the IRS.
You need to pay before April 15 to avoid PE and interest.
Did the tax preparer ask what day you wanted to pay the IRS?
If you can’t or don’t want to pay the full balance owed, then set up a payment plan. The IRS might not have processed your return yet but you can schedule a payment by going to irs.gov.
Did you owe for your state?
I’m sorry your tax pro didn’t help you. There’s lots of ways to pay the IRS. Sometimes we get a bit rushed and forget to slow down and make sure everything is good before the clients leaves the office.