Fill Out IRS Form 1040-V Online
Payment Voucher
Internal Revenue Service
Accompanies a check or money order mailed to the IRS for a balance due on Form 1040.
Reviewed July 2026
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IRS Form 1040-V, Payment Voucher, is a short slip you send with a check or money order when paying a balance due on the Amount You Owe line of Form 1040 or 1040-NR. It carries your identifying details so the IRS can match the payment to the right account and tax year quickly and accurately.
The voucher takes only a minute to complete in the Universal PDF editor. Type in your identification details and payment amount, download the finished PDF, and print it to include with your mailed payment.
What is Form 1040-V used for
When you mail a paper check or money order for taxes owed on your individual return, Form 1040-V acts as a routing document. It tells the IRS whose account to credit, for which tax year, and in what amount, which reduces the chance of a misapplied payment.
The voucher is only for balance-due payments on Form 1040 series returns. It is not used for quarterly estimated payments, which have their own vouchers in the Form 1040-ES package.
Who needs to file Form 1040-V
Only taxpayers who pay a balance due by mailed check or money order need the voucher. If you pay electronically, no voucher is involved at all.
- Filers with an amount owed on Form 1040 or 1040-NR who prefer to pay by mail
- People mailing a payment after e-filing their return
- Anyone sending a paper return together with a check for the balance due
How to fill out Form 1040-V
The voucher has just a handful of lines, but small details matter because they control how the payment is applied.
- Line 1: your Social Security number, and Line 2: your spouse's SSN if you filed jointly, in the same order as on the return
- Line 3: the exact amount you are paying, matching the figure on your check
- Line 4: your name and address exactly as they appear on your return
- Make the check or money order payable to United States Treasury, and write your SSN, the tax year, and the form number (for example, 2025 Form 1040) on it
- Do not staple or paper clip the voucher or the check to your return or to each other; place them loose in the envelope
Where to send it and deadlines
The payment is due by the regular filing deadline for your return, typically in mid April, even if you requested a filing extension. The correct mailing address depends on the state where you live and is listed in the Form 1040-V instructions on IRS.gov.
If paying by mail is inconvenient, the IRS also accepts payments through Direct Pay from a bank account, the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System, and card processors, none of which require a voucher.
Frequently asked questions
No. It is only used when paying by mailed check or money order, and even then the IRS can usually process a properly annotated check without it. Electronic payment methods skip the voucher entirely.
No. The IRS asks that you not staple or attach the voucher or payment to your return. Put the voucher and check loose in the envelope.
No. Quarterly estimated payments use the vouchers included in the Form 1040-ES package. Form 1040-V is only for the balance due on a filed Form 1040 or 1040-NR.
Pay what you can by the deadline to reduce interest and penalties, then consider a payment plan. Form 9465 or the IRS Online Payment Agreement application can set up monthly installments.
The address depends on your state of residence. Check the address table in the current Form 1040-V instructions on IRS.gov before mailing.
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