Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The IRS is refunding $1.2 billion in late filing penalties to 1.6 million taxpayers who were late filing returns for 2019 and 2020. An IRS statement called it COVID-19 tax relief.
"Throughout the pandemic, the IRS has worked hard to support the nation and provide relief to people in many different ways," IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig said in the statement.