Small Businesses Can Now Pay Electronically Even More Federal Taxes Through Official Payments Corp.®
April 07 2009 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Representing a growing trend in electronic payments, the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has now expanded the number of
business federal tax types that can be paid using a credit or debit
card through Official Payments Corp.� this tax season. In addition
to business federal tax forms 940, 941 and 944, small businesses
can now pay business federal tax forms 943 and 945.
Small businesses can pay their business federal taxes using a
Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express Card by visiting
http://www.officialpayments.com or calling 1-800-2PAY-TAX. This
service is available through Official Payments Corp. (OPC), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Tier Technologies, Inc.
(NASDAQ:TIER).
Businesses can make secure credit card payments for their taxes,
including the following business federal tax types:
- Form 940 Series � Employer�s
Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return
- Form 941 Series � Employer�s
Quarterly Federal Tax Return
- Form 943 Series � Employer�s
Annual Federal Tax Return for Agricultural Employees
- Form 944 Series � Employer�s
Annual Federal Tax Return
- Form 945 Series � Annual Return
of Withheld Federal Income Tax
�We are pleased that the IRS has, once again, expanded the types
of business federal tax payments eligible for electronic payments,
reflecting a trend we see not only nationally, but also in many
states and localities as well as the educational institutions we
serve,� said Ronald L. Rossetti, chairman and chief executive
officer of Tier Technologies.
In addition to federal tax payments, taxpayers can also use
Official Payments service to make state and local payments in 27
states, Washington D.C. and over 3,300 counties and municipalities.
States accepting payments through Official Payments are: Alabama,
Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi,
Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington State, Wisconsin,
and West Virginia.
Official Payments charges a convenience fee for some services
which may be tax deductible as a business expense. Consumers and
businesses using credit or debit cards with bonus rewards programs
may, depending on their card's program, earn reward points,
frequent flyer miles or cash back for paying their taxes and
fees.
Visit www.officialpayments.com for additional information.
About Official Payments Corp.
Official Payments Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tier
Technologies, Inc., delivers innovative electronic payment
processing services to governments, businesses and consumers
throughout the United States. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia,
Official Payments� clients are comprised of nearly 3,300 federal,
state, and local governments and agencies including the IRS,
educational institutions, utilities and commercial clients. Since
1996, Official Payments Corp. has enabled fast, easy, and secure
electronic payment processing. For more information, visit
http://www.officialpayments.com.
About Tier Technologies, Inc.
Tier Technologies, Inc. provides federal, state and local
government and other public sector clients with electronic payments
solutions and other transaction processing services. Headquartered
in Reston, Virginia, Tier Technologies serves over 3,300 electronic
payments clients throughout the United States, including federal,
state, and local governments, educational institutions, utilities
and commercial clients. Through its subsidiary, Official Payments
Corp., Tier delivers payments solutions for a wide range of
markets. For more information, see www.tier.com and
www.officialpayments.com.
Statements made in this press release that are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Tier undertakes no obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements. Each of these statements is made as of
the date hereof based only on current information and expectations
that are inherently subject to change and involve a number of risks
and uncertainties. Actual events or results may differ materially
from those projected in any of such statements due to various
factors, including, but not limited to: the impact of governmental
investigations; the potential loss of funding by clients, including
due to government budget shortfalls or revisions to mandated
statutes; the timing, initiation, completion, renewal, extension or
early termination of client projects; the Company's ability to
realize revenues from its business development opportunities; the
timing and completion of the divestment of the Company's non-core
assets; and unanticipated claims as a result of project
performance, including due to the failure of software providers or
subcontractors to satisfactorily complete engagements. For a
discussion of these and other factors which may cause our actual
events or results to differ from those projected, please refer to
the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2008 filed with the SEC.
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