If you don't have the money to pay a tax bill in full, the IRS will usually work with you by allowing you to get on an installment plan, where you pay that tax debt off over time. But what if you had the money in your bank account to cover your full 2021 tax debt, you instructed the IRS to debit that money on April 18 (the filing and payment deadline), and those funds still haven't been removed?
If that's the situation you're in, it may be unsettling -- but there's no need to panic.
Lags on the part of the IRS
Anyone who paid their full 2021 tax bill by April 18 was able to avoid interest and penalties on the sum they owed. As such, a lot of tax filers no doubt instructed the IRS to debit their tax debts on April 18 when they submitted their tax returns.