Two federal courts ruled the IRS had no legal authority to assess penalties and interest during the COVID disaster declaration. If you were charged penalties or interest on a return between 2020 and 2023, you may be owed $1,000 – $10,000+ back.
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Two independent federal courts found the IRS had no legal authority to charge these penalties and interest.
When the pandemic hit, the IRS declared a nationwide disaster — which legally paused filing deadlines. But their automated systems kept issuing late-filing and late-payment penalties and interest as if nothing had changed.
In two separate cases, federal judges ruled that the IRS had no legal authority to assess these penalties and interest during an active disaster declaration. The IRS has already refunded $1.2 billion to some affected taxpayers — but millions more were charged under the same circumstances and haven't received anything.
A formal claim is required to request your refund. That's what PenaltyBack helps you do.
Two federal courts already ruled in taxpayers' favor. Don't miss the filing window.
How we got here — and why you should act now.
"I led the COVID stimulus task force at Alvarez & Marsal. When the courts ruled the IRS overstepped, I built PenaltyBack so taxpayers could actually get that money back."
Real people who discovered the IRS owed them money.
"Filed a return late and just paid the penalties without questioning it. Had no idea there was a court case that could get it back. The number genuinely surprised me."
"We got hit with late-filing penalties on our S-Corp for two COVID years. Our bookkeeper called it the cost of doing business. Ran it through PenaltyBack and qualified for a six-figure recovery."
"My accountant never mentioned this. A friend sent me the link, the check took about five minutes, and the refund was already sitting there waiting."
"Our LLC missed a filing deadline by about six weeks. We assumed the penalties were final. A colleague mentioned PenaltyBack — the whole amount came back."
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If the IRS assessed penalties or interest on your returns between 2020 and 2023, federal courts say you're owed that money back. It takes 2 minutes to check — and it's completely free.
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