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2019 NJ state tax due interest calculation math help

Hi, there is 2019 NJ state tax due $596 interest rate is prime 5.25% + 3% = 8.25% "compounded calculation" as per tb21(r) tax bulletin.

Q: How can we calculate interest for outstanding tax balance shown above?

Case 1: from 2020-May-17 to 2022-Jan-15 - how much interest $????  

Case 2: from 2020-May-17 to 2022-Apr-15 - how much interest $????

Tax bulletin: https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/pdf/pubs/tb/tb21r.pdf  

Interest Rate Assessed on Tax Balances for 2019

The assessed interest rate on outstanding tax balances for the period January 1 – December 31, 2019, is 8.25%.
The rate is calculated as follows: Prime Rate (5.25%) + 3% = 8.25%, compounded annually.
How this compounding works?
-->> interest assessed on outstanding tax balances is Prime Rate plus 3%.

appreciate help with mathematical calculations.  thank you.

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rjs
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Level 15

2019 NJ state tax due interest calculation math help

Don't try to calculate the interest. Just pay what you owe and let the state bill you for the interest.


Compound interest is a standard financial computation method. You can find explanations of it with a web search. Here's one example.


Compound Interest


You can also find compound interest calculators on the web that will calculate the compound interest for you.

 

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