Two common penalties that can meet criteria for possible abatement are:
- Failure-to-File: A failure to file penalty may apply if you did not file your tax return by the tax filing deadline.
- Failure-to-Pay: A failure to pay penalty may apply if you did not pay all of the taxes owed by the tax filing deadline.
Each of these penalties are calculated a bit differently. Although both are capped at a maximum of 25% of your unpaid tax. The Failure-to-File penalty is 5% of your unpaid tax for each month the return is late. The Failure-to-pay penalty is 0.5% of the unpaid tax for each month the tax remains unpaid. The IRS will assess penalties for partial months.