Notice code 02

Notice code 02 — Underpayment of Estimated Tax - A penalty has been added because your estimated tax was underpaid. G…

Underpayment of Estimated Tax - A penalty has been added because your estimated tax was underpaid. Generally, this penalty is charged when the total tax payments made on time are less than 90 percent of the tax shown on the return. The penalty is figured daily for the time the tax remains unpaid. However, all or part of this penalty can be removed if you meet any of the exceptions listed in the i…

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Underpayment of Estimated Tax - A penalty has been added because your estimated tax was underpaid. Generally, this penalty is charged when the total tax payments made on time are less than 90 percent of the tax shown on the return. The penalty is figured daily for the time the tax remains unpaid. However, all or part of this penalty can be removed if you meet any of the exceptions listed in the instructions on Form 2210 (Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals). The penalty may also be removed if your underpayment was due to casualty, disaster, or other unusual circumstances. In addition, it may be removed if you had a reasonable cause for not making a payment and you either retired after age 62 or became disabled in the tax year a payment was due, or in the preceding year.