1040 V OCR-ES Payment Voucher

2007 Form 1040-V OCR-ES, Payment Voucher
Purpose: This is the first circulated draft of the 2007 Form 1040-V OCR-ES for
your review and comments.
TPCC Meeting: None, but may be arranged if requested.
Prior Version: The 2006 Form 1040-V OCR-ES is available at:
http://publish.no.irs.gov/FORMS/PUBLIC/PDF/22892Y06.PDF
Other Products: Circulations of draft tax forms, instructions, notices, and
publications are posted at:
http://taxforms.web.irs.gov/draft_products.html
Comments: Please email, fax, call, or mail any comments by May 25, 2007.

Kevin Coulter
Tax Forms and Publications
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Email: Kevin.C.Coulter@irs.gov
Phone: 202-622-3716
Fax: 202-927-6234
Major Changes to 2007 Form 1040-V (OCR-ES)
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Date references are updated throughout.
The instruction regarding receiving another pre-printed voucher is deleted.
Some taxpayers previously also received Form 1040-V (OCR) with name,
address and SSN already pre-printed. Form 1040-V (OCR) is obsolete so
the taxpayer should not be receiving any other pre-printed voucher.

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INSTRUCTIONS TO PRINTERS:
FORM 1040-V (OCR-ES), PAGE 1 OF 2 (PAGE 2 IS BLANK)
MARGINS; TOP 13mm (1/2"), CENTER SIDES. PRINTS: FACE ONLY
PAPER: WHITE WRITING, SUB. 20.
INK: BLACK and Blue(?)
FLAT SIZE: 216mm (8-1/2") x 279mm (11")
PERFORATE: 3 INCHES FROM BOTTOM
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Use Form 1040-V only if you have a balance due on the “Amount you owe” line of your 2007 Form 1040 and you make your
payment by check or money order. Use the large envelope that came with this package to mail your 2007 tax return, payment,
and Form 1040-V. See the instructions below and on the envelope.

Instructions for
Form 1040-V

Do You Have To Use
Form 1040-V?

We strongly encourage you to use
Form 1040-V, but there is no penalty if
you do not. If you file Form 1040A or
Form 1040EZ, do not use Form 1040-V.

You Received Additional
Forms 1040-V. Which One
Should You Use?
Use this one because it has your name,
address, and social security number
(SSN) preprinted on it. This saves you
the trouble of entering the information
and allows us to process your payment
more accurately and efficiently. The
Form 1040-V in your 2007 Form 1040
instruction booklet does not have the
information preprinted.

How To Fill In Form 1040-V
● Enter the amount you are paying by
check or money order in the space
provided.

● If your name or SSN is not shown
correctly on Form 1040-V, cross out the
incorrect information and print the
correct information. Use Form 8822 to
correct your address.
● Use only this original Form 1040-V.
Do not use a photocopy.

return or to each other. Instead, just put
them loose in the envelope.
● Mail your 2007 tax return, payment,
and Form 1040-V in the large envelope
that came with this package. Be sure to
put the correct label on the front of the
large envelope.

How To Prepare Your Payment

Note. If you do not have the large
envelope, use the P.O. box address
printed on Form 1040-V below. But if
you moved during the year, see Where
Do You File? on the back cover of your
2007 Form 1040 instruction booklet.

● Make your check or money order
payable to the “United States Treasury.”
Do not send cash.
● Make sure your name and address
appear on your check or money order.
● Enter “2007 Form 1040,” your daytime
phone number, and your SSN on your
check or money order. If you are filing a
joint return, enter the SSN shown first on
your return.
● To help process your payment, enter
the amount on the right side of
your check like this: $ XXX.XX. Do not
use dashes or lines (for example, do not
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enter “$ XXX—” or “$ XXX 100 ”).

How To Send In Your 2007
Tax Return, Payment, and
Form 1040-V

What if you file electronically? If you
file electronically and have a balance
due, you must use Form 1040-V if you
make your payment by check or money
order. Follow your preparer’s or
transmitter’s instructions for mailing your
payment and Form 1040-V. If you pay
the balance due electronically, do not
use Form 1040-V. For more information
on electronic payment options, you can
refer to your 2007 Form 1040 instruction
booklet or your preparer’s or
transmitter’s instructions.

● Do not staple or otherwise attach your
payment or Form 1040-V to your
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Use Form 1040-V when paying the balance due on Form 1040.
Enter your SSN on your check or money order.
If your name, address, or SSN is incorrect, see instructions.

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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

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Form 1040-V , Payment Voucher
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See instructions above.

Amount you are paying by check or
money order.

Dollars

Cents

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see Form 1040-ES instructions.