Once you have prepared and completed your tax calculations and returns, if you owe taxes, you can pay them by check or pay them online. Paying your federal income taxes online is a simple, easy process that can be accomplished in many ways.

For TurboTax users, this is readily accomplished by following the step-by-step process laid out for you once your returns are completed and you have performed the review and checks for errors the process leads you through.

The review and error checks are very important as it is possible to determine, sometimes to your surprise, that you do not owe taxes, but are entitled to a refund instead. For example, a few years ago, I finished my return using TurboTax, and upon completion, found that I had some additional deductions that were pointed out to me because of the questions TurboTax prompted me to answer. Wow! It was an enormous relief to go from thinking I owed several thousand dollars in tax, to getting a refund of over $1,000.00 later.

Yet there are times when it is just unavoidable that you will owe tax instead of a refund. If your income has increased from earlier years, if you owe quarterly installments, etc., you may be in a position where you just have to pay.

In those situations, it is most convenient to pay online and not have to worry about postage, tracking a check, etc. Using TurboTax, walk through each step of the instructions and it will guide you through an online payment. All you need it a credit card and TurboTax will walk you through the rest.

So whether you owe quarterly installments, self-employment tax, or any other federal income tax, go to TurboTax today and let them help you simplify the tax payments you owe.