EFTPS Enrollment / Form 941 / Form 1120 / Notice CP575 Instructions: EFTPS Corporate Tax Payments: Overcoming the 7-Day Paper PIN Mailing Delay for Urgent Deadlines
“My business payroll tax deadline is tomorrow, but EFTPS says my account PIN is being mailed and won't arrive for 7 days. How do I pay on time?”
Official Procedural Summary & Rules
If your EFTPS PIN has not arrived by mail, make a Same-Day Fedwire Tax Payment through your bank using the official IRS Same-Day Payment Worksheet.
Key Statutory Rules & Exceptions
EFTPS PINs cannot be given over the phone for security reasons; they must arrive by postal mail at the company's official IRS address. • To prevent late deposit penalties, instruct your bank to execute a same-day Fedwire tax payment to the Federal Reserve Bank. • Complete the IRS Same-Day Taxpayer Worksheet with your EIN, tax type code (e.g., 0941 for Form 941), and tax period.
Official Procedural Sequence
Fill out IRS Same-Day Fedwire worksheet Instruct commercial bank to execute Federal Reserve wire Save wire transaction reference number
⚠️ Administrative Traps & Rejection Triggers
Waiting for the paper PIN in the mail while payroll tax deadlines pass (triggers an unavoidable 10% IRS late deposit penalty).
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Under 26 CFR § 31.6302-1, detail mandatory electronic tax deposit rules: (1) The statutory requirement for businesses to pay payroll and corporate income taxes electronically through EFTPS; (2) The mandatory 7-to-10-business-day postal delivery security delay for the 4-digit EFTPS Inquiry PIN; (3) Same-Day Taxpayer Wire Payments via Federal Reserve Wire Network (Electronic Federal Tax Payment Same-Day Wire / Fedwire Worksheet); (4) Providing the Fedwire Tax Payment 15-digit code to your commercial bank; (5) Avoiding the 10% failure-to-deposit penalty under 26 U.S.C. § 6656.