10/08/2026
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐?
First: don't panic.
If you filed an extension earlier this year, October 15 is your deadline to submit your tax return. But what happens if you miss it?
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๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐-๐ญ๐จ-๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ: Often more costly than the failure-to-pay penalty.
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๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ซ๐-๐ญ๐จ-๐ฉ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ: Applies when taxes are owed but unpaid, and interest may continue to accrue.
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๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐?: You'll still want to file to claim the money that's yours.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ: Filing matters. Even if you can't pay in full, taking action sooner rather than later can help reduce penalties and save you money and stress.