You know, don't push the button, don't push the button, don't push the button, and then some socko finish. I was pleasantly surprised by how the book bobs and weaves and is a lot more active and entertaining that just that. MILD SPOILER, so don't tell your four year old.
The late payment penalty applies to any portion of your federal tax that remains unpaid as of the due date, typically the tax filing date. The IRS imposes a failure-to-pay penalty of one half of one percent for each month or part of a month that the tax goes unpaid.
1 The penalty for filing late is normally 5 percent of the unpaid taxes for each month or part of a month that a tax return is late. 2  That penalty starts accruing the day after the tax filing due date and will not exceed 25 percent of your unpaid taxes. That penalty starts accruing the day after the tax filing due date and will not exceed 25 percent of your unpaid taxes. 2  If you do not pay your taxes by the tax deadline, you normally will face a failure-to-pay penalty of Â½ of 1 percent of your unpaid taxes.