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First Time Penalty Abatement – Strategies to Increase Savings 1 Credit 1 Credit

Jul 06, 2023, 09:00 AM ET

First Time Penalty Abatement – Strategies to Increase Savings 1 Credit 1 Credit

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Jul 06, 2023, 09:00 AM ET

Learning Objectives

  • To discuss relevant statutes that provide the IRS with the authority to abate penalties under first-time guidelines.
  • To identify taxpayers that qualify for first-time abatement and determine which tax year to select for the most savings.
  • To analyze which tax forms and the types of penalties may be abated under first-time rules. 
  • To discuss the IRS form(s) to complete and submit for abatement requests.
  • To identify administrative remedies available if an abatement request is denied, i.e., appeals, mediation, and tax court.

Course Overview

This Tax webinar focuses on the IRS’s authority to abate certain penalties, under the I.R.M.

Each year, the IRS charges taxpayers millions of penalties. That adds up to tens of billions of dollars. But the IRS will waive or remove (abate) certain penalties if you have a history of following the rules. This penalty relief is called first-time penalty abatement (FTA).

This CE/CPE Tax webinar discusses the proper procedure for filing a penalty abatement request with related examples.

The first-time penalty abatement (FTA) waiver is an administrative waiver that the IRS may grant to relieve taxpayers from failure-to-file, failure-to-pay, and failure-to-deposit penalties if certain criteria are met. The policy behind this procedure is to reward taxpayers for having a clean compliance history; everyone is entitled to one mistake.

The following are the major topics covered in this CE/CPE webinar:

  • Overview of First-Time Penalty Abatement
  • Update on First Time Penalty Abatement
  • FTF & FTP Penalties
  • Prerequisites for 1st Time Abatement
  • How to Identify Qualifying Years
  • IRS Letter 3503C
  • Who to call at the IRS
  • Penalty Abatement Letter
  • Contingency Fees on FTA 

Attendees of this course will be able to determine which taxpayers qualify for first-time penalty abatement and the best way to make this request on behalf of a client.

On Demand Credits for All Qualifications

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License details Credits Status
Taxes for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for Enrolled Agents (EA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00874-22-S) 1 CE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) 1 CE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTP) (Approval No. 6273-CE-00813) 1 CE Approved
Taxes for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Federal tax-related matters for Oregon Registered Tax Preparers (ORTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00874-22-S) 1 CE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for LTC (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00874-22-S) 1 CE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00874-22-S) 1 CE Approved
Taxes for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Taxes for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Taxes for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for Enrolled Agents (EA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00874-22-O) 1 CE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP) 1 CE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTP) (Approval No. 6273-CE-00813) 1 CE Approved
Taxes for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Federal tax-related matters for Oregon Registered Tax Preparers (ORTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00874-22-O) 1 CE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for LTC (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00874-22-O) 1 CE Approved
Federal tax-related matters for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00874-22-O) 1 CE Approved
Taxes for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Taxes for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible

Additional Information

Credit

1

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

Jessie Seaman

Jessie Seaman

Vice President (VP), Community Tax, LLC

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Jessie Seaman, Esq & EA, is a licensed Florida attorney and IRS Enrolled Agent. Jessie brings over ten years of state and federal tax controversy and representation to Community Tax clients. Prior to joining Community Tax, she spent over seven years with a leading national tax resolution firm. She has overseen tens of thousands of tax resolution cases from the simplest financial privacy plans to the to the most complex business cases and high-profile celebrity clients.

Jessie is a Florida Native, growing up Boca Raton and moving to Tampa in 2000 for her undergraduate studies. While attending the University of South Florida, Jessie studied abroad in Costa Rica and eventually graduated with a double major: B.A. in Philosophy & B.A. in Political Science. In 2006, she was offered a scholarship from Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, FL, where she graduated with a Juris Doctorate in 2009. During law school, Jessie interned with the ACLU, worked at Learn to Read, a local non-profit advocating for adult literacy, and was chosen by the Florida Coastal Academic Success Department to mentor incoming students on how to be successful in law school.


Jessie is a member of the Florida Bar, Tax Section, National Association of Enrolled Agents (NAEA), CERCA, and National Tax Practice Institute Fellowship. She is a leading voice within the tax resolution community.  Most recently she was asked to teach continuing education courses for the National Association of Accountancy (NSA) and be a lead Instructor at both national conferences for NAEA. She has also served as an adjunct professor teaching various courses including Business Law, State and Local Taxation, Contemporary Business Ethics, and an exam preparation class for the Enrolled Agents Examination. Jessie truly has a passion for tax controversy work and found her passion in this niche field because it is ever-evolving, applicable to all, and in many cases unfairly enforced. As the daughter of small business owners, she is especially passionate about helping business owners understand and overcome their tax challenges. Jessie even helped form and operate a pro bono tax resolution clinic in North Florida to assist those taxpayers who simply could not afford to hire professional representation for IRS and state tax issues.

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This was one of the best presentation I have seen on MyCPE. The instructor was knowledgeable and offered many tips and tricks to help solve the issues of late filing penalties and failure to pay penalties.

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Excellent information in a short period of time. Delivery of information consistent and easy to understand. Excellent Instructor

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