IRS to refund 1.6 million people who missed tax filing deadlines during the pandemic

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PERSONAL FINANCE

The IRS is refunding a staggering $1.2 billion in late filing fees

If you didn’t file for 2019 or 2020, you have until Sept. 30 to send your return to the IRS and get the one-time relief

Advice by Michelle Singletary
Columnist
September 14, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. EDT

There might be a check coming in the mail if you were late filing a 2019 or 2020 federal return. In a one-time offer, the IRS is refunding $1.2 billion in late filing penalties for those tax years.

This unprecedented relief is an acknowledgment of the difficulties taxpayers have faced during the pandemic. While in ordinary filing seasons the IRS penalizes taxpayers for procrastination, the agency is signaling that it realizes that’s too harsh for many people who may have struggled to file their returns because of the pandemic.

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By Michelle Singletary
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