topic In 7/ 2017 I paid a penalty for my 2015 tax returns as I forgot to include income from a retirement annuity. I paid 2,163 to the IRS. Can I write this tax payment off? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/in-7-2017-i-paid-a-penalty-for-my-2015-tax-returns-as-i-forgot-to-include-income-from-a-retirement/01/721669#M69018 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:09:20 GMT jtbsdca 2019-06-06T15:09:20Z In 7/ 2017 I paid a penalty for my 2015 tax returns as I forgot to include income from a retirement annuity. I paid 2,163 to the IRS. Can I write this tax payment off? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/in-7-2017-i-paid-a-penalty-for-my-2015-tax-returns-as-i-forgot-to-include-income-from-a-retirement/01/721669#M69018 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:09:20 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/in-7-2017-i-paid-a-penalty-for-my-2015-tax-returns-as-i-forgot-to-include-income-from-a-retirement/01/721669#M69018 jtbsdca 2019-06-06T15:09:20Z Federal taxes, penalties and interest paid for a prior ye... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/federal-taxes-penalties-and-interest-paid-for-a-prior-ye/01/721677#M69021 <P>Federal taxes, penalties and interest paid for a prior year are not deductible.<BR /><BR />State taxes paid for a prior year are deductible on your Federal return in the year paid, but only the taxes. Penalties and interest are not deductible.<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:09:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/federal-taxes-penalties-and-interest-paid-for-a-prior-ye/01/721677#M69021 KennethB 2019-06-06T15:09:22Z