| If you do not pay your taxes in full and on
time, the IRS applies penalty and late fees to the amount
that you already owe. These penalties are added to your
account automatically by a computerized system. Sometimes it
is possible to have these fees overturned or refunded by
submitting a request for penalty abatement. In order for a
request to be considered, you must have an acceptable reason
for falling behind in your taxes, such as a death in the
family, a natural disaster, or a long period of
unemployment. In addition, you must show the IRS a
commitment or plan for repaying your debt.
It is very difficult to prove your eligibility for
penalty abatement to the IRS without the help of a tax
expert.
At Sheppard Law Offices, Co., L.P.A. we represent
individual and business tax clientele throughout Ohio and
across the United States who are facing IRS tax liabilities,
penalties, and interest problems.
Penalty abatement gives you the opportunity to
plead your case to the IRS. Unlike most other claims for
debt relief, abatement puts a very human face on your case,
which certainly can work for your best interest. Penalty
abatement relieves you of some or all of the penalty fees
you have incurred, and can be a saving grace for those who
can explain adequately their failure to pay taxes.
Decisions are made on an individual, case-by-case basis,
which is very encouraging. “Reasonable cause” can be
anything that you make it. In fact, IRS guidelines
generously suggest that abatement should be “generally
granted when the taxpayer exercises ordinary business care
and prudence” in trying to pay their taxes.
Did the defaulting taxpayer make efforts to fix the
problem? When taxes were due, did the taxpayer promptly
notify the IRS of a problem and pay what was practical?
Since the default, how has the taxpayer conducted himself or
herself? Your best proof is documentation. Try to establish
what went wrong on paper through correspondences and
notices.
No matter how well you state your case, the IRS appeals
officer assigned to your abatement request will have some
hard questions for you. The officer probably will look at
your history of paying taxes. Is this just another attempt
to get out of paying? Have you paid your other creditors,
while choosing to just ignore your taxes? State your case
objectively and persuasively from many different angles and
leave no room for question. If you do this, you have done
all you can and likely will be granted penalty abatement.
Contact
Tax Lawyer Kenneth L. Sheppard, Jr.,
for a free one-half (1/2) hour initial consultation in
person or by phone. We help people nationwide solve their
federal tax problems.
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1-877-505-9455
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