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IRS Increases Penalty for Tax Underpayments to Eight Percent
by Amy Furr Breitbart.com
Americans who fail to keep up with their tax payments may soon feel a sting in the pocketbook, thanks to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
According to the Wall Street Journal, the IRS is charging eight percent interest when it comes to estimated tax underpayments, noting the move went into effect October 1.
[…] Two years ago it was three percent, and “the increase is one of the many effects of rising interest rates,” the Journal article continued: