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title: What Happens If I Miss an IRS Payment Plan Payment? Answered
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# What happens if I miss an IRS payment plan payment?

Updated October 8, 20261 sourceTaxTruce team[Fact checked](/editorial-standards)

The short answer

Your plan can go into default. The IRS may send a notice of intent to end it. Call right away. You may pay a fee to reinstate it. If the IRS proposes to end the plan, the collection clock pauses for 30 days.

You can reinstate a plan in your Online Account.

## Sources

1. [IRS: Payment plans and installment agreements](https://www.irs.gov/payments/payment-plans-installment-agreements)

Run the numbers with our [free tax tools](/tools), like the penalty and payment plan math.