When you don’t file your tax return or if you don’t pay the tax owed on time, the IRS has specific penalties that are applied to your account. Recently the IRS issued their Tax Tip 2012-74, which lists eight facts about these penalties. The actual text of the Tax Tip is listed below: Failure to File of Pay Penalties: Eight Facts The number of electronic filing and payment options increases every year, which helps reduce your burden and also improves the timeliness and accuracy of tax returns. When it comes to filing your tax return, however, the law provides that the IRS can assess a penalty if you fail to file, fail to pay, or both. Here are eight important points about the two different penalties you may face if you file or pay late. If you do not file by the deadline, you might face a failure-to-file penalty. If […]

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