Filing your income tax return is just the first step. After that, you may need to figure out how you are going to pay any taxes that you owe. If you find that you owe the government money, you may feel overwhelmed and frustrated. Maybe you thought you wouldn’t have to pay in, or maybe you end up having to pay more than you planned for. Either way, it can be a struggle. You do have options, though.

First, you can pull from your savings. Many people plan to have to pay in after filing their taxes. Because of this, you may have already put money aside for this. Having money to pull from is always the easiest way to go. Another option would be to set up a payment plan. The IRS generally allows this, and so you are able to pay the money back in a timely fashion, without having to worry about how you are going to come up with the money. For many people, this is the best option. If you don’t owe too much, you may even be able to just pay it out of your next paycheck. No matter how you plan to pay your taxes, it is something that you will want to make sure that you do!