IRS highlights higher penalties for some tax returns filed after Sept. 14

IRS highlights higher penalties for some tax returns filed after Sept. 14  https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-high https://accountinginstruction.info WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today urged individuals who owe taxes but have not yet filed for 2019 to act now to avoid larger penalties that, by law, start after September 14.  The tax deadline was July 15 this year. Taxpayers who submitted an extension have until October 15 to file and do not face the failure to file penalty if they file their taxes by that deadline. But taxpayers need to remember that an extension to file is not an extension to pay. Any taxes they owed after the July 15 deadline are subject to the failure to pay penalty and interest.