The IRS imposes two primary penalties for late filing:
Failure-to-File Penalty: A common penalty for not filing on time, typically 5% of your unpaid taxes per month, up to a 25% maximum.
Failure-to-Pay Penalty: A penalty of 0.5% per month of unpaid taxes, also up to 25%.
*If you don’t owe taxes, you won’t face a penalty for filing late, but you could delay receiving your tax refund.