When a Tax Dispute Is Resolved, Interest Is Paid by or to the Government

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Essay

When a tax dispute is resolved, interest is paid by or to the government. How are IRS interest amounts determined?
To which tax amounts do they apply?

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Definitions:

Executory Conditions

Provisions in a contract that require certain actions to be performed before an obligation becomes absolute.

Concurrent Conditions

In a contract, terms under which each party’s performance is conditioned on the performance of the other; occur only when the parties are required to perform for each other simultaneously.

Express

Implies clear and direct communication or conveyance of an idea, intention, or item without any ambiguity.

Executory

A term applied to a contract in which not all of the terms have been fully performed.