IRS Tax payment

Based on the details you provided, it appears that a line for a bank account is missing from the journal entry, Annamaria2, which is why the system can't match it with the downloaded tax payment bank transaction.

Before making any changes, I recommend consulting your accountant to ensure the amounts are debited and credited accurately in the journal entry. If you don't have one, our ProAdvisors are ready to help anytime by utilizing this link: https://proadvisor.intuit.com/app/accountant/search.

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@Annamaria2 

That journal entry recorded the expense and the payable, but not the payment.  To record the payment, write a check (New > Check) and list 'Federal income tax payable' as the category.  That will reduce both the payable and your bank account by the payment amount.  You should then be able to match the check to the bank transaction.