Setting Up Auto Draft of ES Payments After April 15

If you e‑file your Form 1040 after the April 15 due date, you cannot set up new Electronic Funds Withdrawal (EFW) auto‑drafts for estimated tax payments (Form 1040‑ES) through most tax software.

Key points from IRS and software guidance:

• EFW is an integrated e‑file/e‑pay option available only when filing electronically via tax software or a tax professional IRS.

• You can schedule EFW payments up to 365 days from the date the return is filed, but after the due date, the payment date must be the same as the date the return is transmitted or within the previous five days IRS.

• Once the return is accepted, you cannot change or cancel the EFW payment dates or amounts within the software — you’d need to contact IRS E‑file Payments Services to cancel Intuit+1.

• For Form 1040‑ES, you can set up EFW auto‑drafts only before filing. If you file after April 15, the software will not allow you to add new quarterly estimated tax payments for EFW Intuit.

Per the above info, your response does not agree with the info I had researched prior to filing.  So I am still confused.

debra