You can access the info you seek about your IRS account balance and payments made via your on-line IRS account. Seehttps://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-acco...
Amount of your refund (if any) is irrelevant to services required to prepare your return. Appears you're using 'self-employed' version - not free from any servi...
Your employer is acting correctly with defference to Federal and State laws. Consider yourself 'Self-Employed' for IRS purposes, and add 15% to estimated IRS ta...