Penalty Workshop: Learning the Details and Skills of Penalty Abatement

General Description:

Participants will learn what types of IRS penalties can and cannot be abated, the procedures involved in abating penalties, how to analyze the options, and how to write effective penalty abatement letters.

Learning Objective:

After completing this course the participant will be able to:

• Analyze facts and circumstances of a taxpayer's situation to determine whether penalty relief is a viable option.
• Use the IRS First Time Abate programs to obtain quick and easy penalty relief.
• Apply statutory, regulatory, and Internal Revenue Manual provisions to determine whether penalties were correctly assessed in the first instance.
• Write effective penalty abatement letters that give clients the best chance for relief.
• Apply Circular 230 and other ethical obligations in presenting your client's request for abatement.

Instructors:

Brian F. Huebsch is a tax attorney with his own firm in Denver, 53 Tax Law PLLC. During his 20-year practice he has represented hundreds of taxpayers in resolving civil and criminal disputes with federal, state, and local taxing authorities, as well as representing members of the accounting profession in all manners of disciplinary proceedings and malpractice claims. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of California Santa Cruz and law degree at the University of Denver College of Law. He is a sought-after lecturer for continuing professional education seminars and is a past adjunct professor at the University of Denver Graduate Tax Program.

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