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Information Return

 Applies to taxpayers who don’t file or furnish their required information return or payee statement correctly by the due date. 

Failure to File

Information Return

Information Return

 This applies when you don’t file your tax return by the due date. 

Failure to Pay

Information Return

Accuracy-Related

 This applies when you don’t pay the tax you owe by the due date. 

Accuracy-Related

Tax Return Preparer Misconduct

Accuracy-Related

 This applies when you don’t claim all your income or when you claim deductions or credits for which you don’t qualify. 

Failure to Deposit

Tax Return Preparer Misconduct

Tax Return Preparer Misconduct

This applies when you don’t pay employment taxes accurately or on time. 

Tax Return Preparer Misconduct

Tax Return Preparer Misconduct

Tax Return Preparer Misconduct

This  applies to tax return preparers who engage in misconduct. 

Dishonored Checks

Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals

Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Corporation

This applies when your bank doesn’t honor your check or other form of payment. 

Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Corporation

Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals

Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Corporation

This applies when you don’t pay estimated tax accurately or on time for a corporation. 

Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals

Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals

Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals

This applies when you don’t pay estimated tax accurately or on time as an individual. 

The IRS offers some relief of tax penalties for reasonable cause. 

 You may qualify for relief from penalties if you made an effort to comply with the requirements of the law, but were unable to meet your tax obligations, due to circumstances beyond your control. 

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WHAT TO DO IF YOU CAN'T PAY TAXES

Even if you can’t pay your taxes on time, you should still file your tax return by the due date. If you don’t file your tax return by the due date, you will be subjected to late-filing penalties on top of the taxes you owe.


If you owe tax and you don’t file your return on time, the late-filing penalty is usually 5% of the tax you owe for each month or partial month that your return is late. This applies up to a maximum of 25% of the tax owed.


If your return is more than 60 days late, the minimum penalty for late filing for tax year 2020 is the smaller of these:

  • $205
  • 100% of the unpaid tax

Interest

You’ll usually have interest on any unpaid tax from the due date of the return until the payment date. The IRS interest rate is the federal short-term rate plus 3%. The rate is set every three months, and interest is compounded daily. The interest rate recently has been about 5%.


You’ll also have interest on late-filing penalties.


If you file on time but you don’t pay the total amount due, you’ll usually have to pay a late-payment penalty. This is 0.5% of the tax you owe per month or part of a month until you pay the tax in full. You’ll be charged up to a maximum penalty of 25% of the tax due.


The 0.5% rate increases to 1% if the tax remains unpaid 10 days after the IRS issues a notice of intent to levy. If you file by the return due date, the rate decreases to 0.25% for any month an installment agreement is in effect. 

Installment agreement

An installment agreement can help you pay your taxes over time, rather than all at once in April. You can request an installment agreement by:

  • Completing an online payment agreement
  • Filing Form 9465: Installment Agreement Request


Send the completed document with your return.

You can file an online application if you owe $50,000 or less in combined taxes, penalties, and interest. If the IRS approves your request, they’ll set up a monthly payment plan to pay off what you owe.


Your fees for entering into an installment agreement include:

  • Online payment agreement: $149
  • Online payment agreement with direct debit: $31
  • Regular installment agreement: $225
  • Regular installment agreement with direct debit: $107
  • Lower-income individuals might qualify for a reduced fee of $43 by filing Form 13844: Application for Reduced User Fee For Installment Agreements.


Your request for an installment agreement can’t be turned down if you owe less than $10,000 and all of these conditions apply:

  • During the past five tax years, you — and your spouse if filing a joint return — have:
    • Filed all of your returns on time
    • Paid all income tax due
    • Not entered into an installment agreement for payment of income tax
  • You agree to pay the full amount you owe within three years and to comply with the tax laws while the agreement is in effect.
  • You’re financially unable to pay the liability in full when due. However, the IRS usually grants installment agreements even if you can pay in full if both of these is true:
    • Your liability isn’t more than $10,000.
    • You meet the other criteria.


You might still qualify for an installment agreement if either of these applies:

  • The conditions above don’t apply to your situation.
  • You owe $50,000 or more.


You might be better off using another payment method, like a bank loan or a credit card. You should determine which payment method results in the lowest overall cost.

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