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Taxpayers should file their tax return on time to avoid costly interest and penalty fees

Taxpayers should file their tax return by the deadline even if they cannot pay their full tax bill. Taxpayers who owe tax and don’t file on time, may be charged a failure-to-file penalty. This penalty is usually five percent of the tax owed for each month, or part of a month that the tax return is late, up to 25%.

If an individual taxpayer owes taxes, but can’t pay in full by the April 18, 2022, deadline, they should:

File their tax return or request an extension of time to file by the April 18 deadline.

  • People who owe tax and do not file their return on time or request an extension may face a failure-to-file penalty for not filing on time.
  • Taxpayers should remember that an extension of time to file is not an extension of time to pay. An extension gives taxpayers until October 17, 2022, to file their 2021 tax return, but taxes owed are still due April 18, 2022. 

Tax Season 2022 and the deadlines are just around the corner, IRS has many ways to pay your tax liabilities and choose a right option to pay the taxes that you owe on-time and complete reporting your tax returns electronically. If you need additional time to report the tax returns apply for Extension of Time using Form 7004 (Business Taxes) and Form 4868 ( Personal Taxes) at https://ExtensionTax.com

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