On July 25 of the Following Year, Joy Files Her

question 33

Essay

On July 25 of the following year, Joy files her current calendar-year tax return without having requested an extension. On October 8, she pays the amount due. The tax shown on her return is $25,000. Her current-year withholding tax is $20,000. Joy pays no estimated taxes and does not claim any tax credits on her current year return. Calculate the penalties that the IRS is likely to assess. Ignore the penalty for underpayment of estimated taxes. Assume she did not commit fraud.

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Definitions:

Total Cost

The complete cost of production that combines all costs, both fixed and variable, incurred to produce goods or services.

Change

The act or process of becoming different, which can apply to a wide variety of contexts, including physical alterations, shifts in ideas, or modifications in systems.

Average Total Cost

The total cost of production divided by the number of goods produced, representing the average cost per unit of output.

Diseconomies of Scale

A situation where as a firm grows larger, the costs per unit increase, due to factors like coordination and operational inefficiencies.