Estimate common late-filing and late-payment penalties for early planning.
Use this to understand how penalties may affect a balance before reviewing penalty relief, reasonable cause, or first-time abatement.
Estimate common late-filing and late-payment penalties. IRS rules include details and exceptions, so use this only as a planning guide.
Late filing estimate: $1,200
Late payment estimate: $240
This does not include interest, minimum penalties, all payroll deposit penalty rules, or penalty relief decisions.
Reasonable cause usually needs a date-based explanation and supporting records.
The output is a planning screen. It can help you spot questions to answer, records to gather, and situations where a simple online step may not be enough.
Confirm numbers against official IRS records before sending money, filing a form, requesting relief, or making a deadline-sensitive decision.