Re:TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing ta...
by SoftTalker on Thursday October 16, 2025 @12:11PM
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Most people with a job have to file. If you're due a refund and don't file to claim it, probably they won't bother you but technically you could be penalized for failure to file on time.
Re:TurboTax’s 20-year fight to stop Americans from filing ta...
by sgerenser on Thursday October 16, 2025 @12:52PM
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IRS says you are “required to file”, but in reality the only penalties for non-filing are as a percentage of the amount of tax owed. If no tax is owed (and in fact you are owed a refund), then there are no penalties for not filing.
OTOH it would be a pretty dumb move since the chances that the amount taken out of your checks was exactly right is very small, and you’d be leaving hundreds or thousands of dollars in refunds unclaimed.
From the IRS website:
>Who must file >Most U.S. citizens or permanent residents who work in the U.S. have to file a tax return. >Generally, you need to file if: > Your income is over the filing requirement > You have over $400 in net earnings from self-employment (side jobs or other independent work) > You had other situations that require you to file
Not sure if your intent was to discourage filing, but it read that way to me.