Ask the Tax Editor, April 17: Questions on Tax Refunds and Penalties

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Each week in our Ask the Editor series, Joy Taylor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter editor, answers questions on topics submitted by readers. This week, she's looking at four questions on tax refunds, how to get the IRS to abate a penalty and related topics. (Get a free issue of The Kiplinger Tax Letter or subscribe.)

1. Erroneous bank account information for tax refund