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Erase the Mark: Best Practices in Penalty Abatement

Valid for one year from purchase date
Self-study - On-Demand
2 CPE (2 technical)

Course code: 26SX-0026
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If there is a potential error, the IRS will assess a tax and add a hefty penalty, without even knowing the facts. As a tax professional, you will be exposed to the IRS and their methods of penalizing taxpayers for the smallest of violations. This course will focus on the rules and regulations that create the penalty, and the reasons that exist that the IRS will consider to remove those penalties.

Major subjects

  • The authority of the IRS in assessing tax penalties.
  • The types of penalties that can be removed.
  • The process the IRS uses to evaluate penalty abatements.
  • How to request penalty abatements.
  • Best practices in asking for penalty abatement, including using appeals.

Learning objectives

  • Identify the authority of the IRS to assess penalties.
  • Recognize the common types of penalties that can be abated.
  • Develop a plan to request penalty abatement.
  • Review real examples of successful penalty abatement.

Who should take this program?

  • Tax professionals, including CPAs, EAs and tax attorneys.

Pricing

Standard Member Fee $58.00
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If your organization is exempt from sales tax, call us at 952-831-2707 to complete your purchase.

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More program information

Area
of study
Taxation
Field(s)
of study
Taxes - Technical (2.0)
Level Basic
Format Self-study - On-Demand
Sponsor CPA Crossings, LLC
NASBA ID#: 108744
Prerequisites Prereq. None
Advance
prep
None

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