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Overpayment Interest

taxbreak1004 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:41:31 GMT

Overpayment interest for tax refund is currently 8% compounded daily which is much higher than bank interest rate for deposits which is around 5%. Would it be a good idea if you can delay filing taxes (3 years maximum) so that you get a better return on the tax refund? (Assuming you do have tax refund and you wouldn't need the money right away.)

Re: Overpayment Interest

JohnB5677 — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:56:10 GMT

Not a good idea.

Stop and Start Dates for Overpayment Interest

In general, we pay interest on the amount you overpay starting from the later of the:

Tax return filing due date
Late filed tax return received date
Date we get your return in a format we can process
Date the payment was made

We stop paying interest on overpayments on the date we refund your overpayment (and interest) or offset it to an outstanding liability.

Exception: We have administrative time (typically 45 days) to issue your refund without paying interest on it.

For confirmation and more details see IRS Interest.

Re: Overpayment Interest

John Dooley — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:58:35 GMT

No. That rate is subject to change at any moment and there are dozens of benefits from having a tax return on file.

There are also possible reporting penalties for certain types of healthcare

Re: Overpayment Interest

Joebot — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:15:04 GMT

Overpayment interest only goes into effect after you file your Federal return. Not filing for three years means the Fed makes out cause they have your tax return money for 3 years!