Taxpayers hate paying IRS penalties. Unfortunately, most taxpayers with an IRS penalty do not request relief or are denied relief because they do not follow some basic do’s and don’ts.

The IRS uses penalties to encourage us to follow the rules and remain in compliance – and it uses them a lot. Each year, the IRS assesses tens of millions of penalties totaling billions of dollars. But the IRS also provides several options to get penalties removed, or abated, for people who qualify.

Common IRS penalties:

There are over 150 different IRS penalties for late filing, late payment, return errors, and other noncompliant activity. However, the three most common IRS penalties are related to late filing and late payment of taxes and make up 95% of all assessed penalties:

  • The failure to file penalty: 5% per month on the balance due, maximum of 25%.
  • The estimated tax penalty: equivalent to the interest lost by not having sufficient withholding or paying estimated taxes throughout the tax year.
  • The failure to pay penalty: 0.5% per month of balance due, maximum of 25%.

IRS penalties is the most common post-filing issue.  In this course, tax professionals will understand the most common penalties assessed and the options for obtaining penalty relief including requesting and appealing penalty non-assertion and penalty abatement requests.  An in-depth discussion of common penalty abatement reasons is provided including how to apply first time abatement and reasonable cause.

Highlights:

The major topics covered in this course include:

  • The five types of penalty relief
  • Using First-time penalty abatement
  • Reasonable cause abatement for late filing, late payment, and accuracy penalties
  • How to request abatement
  • The importance of Appeals and how to appeal adverse penalty abatement determinations
  • Constructing an effective penalty abatement request
  • Best practices and tips on getting abatement

Objectives:

After attending this presentation, you will be able to........

  • Identify the most common IRS penalties.
  • Describe the five reasons the IRS abates penalties.
  • Determine which penalty abatement method is best for the most common penalties.
  • Define the elements of reasonable cause and explain how they apply to late-payment, late-filing, and accuracy-related penalties.
  • Draft an effective penalty abatement request.
  • Determine what documents to attach to a penalty abatement request.
  • Appeal a penalty abatement request denial. 
Live Q&A session will be held after the event.

Who Should Attend?

  • Certified Public Accountants (CPAs)
  • Enrolled Agents (EAs)
  • Tax Professionals
  • Tax Attorneys
  • Tax Compliance Managers
  • Other Tax Preparers
  • Accountants

Credits and Other information :

  • IRS CPE Credits: 2.0
  • Location: Virtual/Online
  • Delivery method: Group Internet Based
  • IRS Course ID: DFFSC
  • Attendance Requirement: Yes
  • Case Studies and Live Q&A session with speaker

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