Title 26 — Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73
§6622 Interest Compounded Daily
Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle F— Procedure and Administration › Chapter 67— INTEREST › Subchapter C— Determination of Interest Rate; Compounding of Interest › § 6622
Summary
Interest on taxes — whether the IRS owes you or you owe the IRS — is compounded daily, meaning each day's interest is added to the balance before the next day's interest is figured. Daily compounding does not apply to penalties for underpaying estimated tax.
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Title 26, §6622
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(a)In computing the amount of any interest required to be paid under this title or section 1961(c)(1) or 2411 of title 28, United States Code, by the Secretary or by the taxpayer, or any other amount determined by reference to such amount of interest, such interest and such amount shall be compounded daily.
(b)Subsection (a) shall not apply for purposes of computing the amount of any addition to tax under section 6654 or 6655.
Legislative History
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Effective Date
Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 344(c), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 636, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by this section [enacting this section and amending section 6601 of this title] shall apply to interest accruing after December 31, 1982.”
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Citation
26 U.S.C. § 6622
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73