An accountant for a corporation forgot to pay the firm's income tax of $$725,950\mathrm{.}74$ on time. The government charged a penalty of $9\mathrm{.}8\%$ interest for the $44$ days the money was late. Find the total amount $($tax and penalty$)$ that was paid. Assume $365$ days in a year.

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