How the IRS calculates interest Filing a tax return on time and paying any taxes due allows you to avoid having to worry about paying any additional penalties and interest the IRS may charge. However, every year there are taxpayers who find that they are unable to pay their tax obligations on time. These taxpayers
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IRS Interest Abatement
When a taxpayer fails to meet their federal tax obligations to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), interest will accrue on the amount of the tax obligation that remains outstanding. However, there are a number of mitigating circumstances in which a taxpayer can seek to avoid or abate interest on a tax obligation. Interest on tax
Calculating IRS Interest
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) method for calculating interest has changed over time. Currently, the method for calculating interest is described by the IRS as “daily compounding of interest (i.e., interest computed on interest).” Internal Revenue Service, Internal Revenue Manual, Part 20.2.6.1, available at https://www.irs.gov/irm/part20/irm_20-002-006r.html. In other words, each day interest accrues on the principal