IRS underpayment penalty: Here’s how to avoid getting hit with this tax fine
You may get hit with an IRS underpayment penalty if you don’t pay enough in taxes throughout the year. Here’s how to avoid it.
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Apr 11, 2025
Cynthia Paez Bowman
Personal Finance Contributor
Highlights
- Finance and business journalist
- Featured in Business Jet Traveler, MSN, CheatSheet.com, Freshome.com and TheSimpleDollar.com
- Works with select startups and women-owned businesses
Experience
Cynthia Paez Bowman is former personal finance contributor at Bankrate. She is a finance and business journalist who has been featured in Business Jet Traveler, MSN, CheatSheet.com, Freshome.com and TheSimpleDollar.com.
She regularly travels to Africa and the Middle East to consult with women’s NGOs about small business development and works with select startups and women-owned businesses to provide growth and visibility.