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We are writing an abatement letter to the IRS in . . .

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We are writing an abatement letter to the IRS in response to a penalty notice. If we send this letter to you, will you review it?

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We can review and comment on penalty abatement letters, or can assist you in preparing your letter and communicating with the IRS. These are special services for which there is a fee. In today's strict enforcement environment at the IRS, each penalty abatement request letter must be unique to the facts and circumstances you can document.

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We sent the IRS an abatement letter upon receipt of . . .

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We sent the IRS an abatement letter upon receipt of our penalty notice. They are now requesting more information from us. What information do we need to send?

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The IRS has become more strict in its review of requests for the abatement of penalties. The letter you received should specify the information the IRS wishes to see before making a decision on your penalty abatement letter.

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We have sent our penalty waiver request letter to the . . .

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We have sent our penalty waiver request letter to the IRS and it was denied. We do not wish to pay the penalties. How should we proceed?

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You can appeal the denial, and we generally recommend that you do so. Instructions for appealing the denial are usually included in the IRS denial letter.When you put together a waiver letter, you must...

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We received a penalty notice that included name/TIN mismatches, but . . .

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We received a penalty notice that included name/TIN mismatches, but those names never appeared on our B-Notice. Are we still responsible for those errors, even though we were not notified before?

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I've received a penalty notice (972-CG) from the IRS. How . . .

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I've received a penalty notice (972-CG) from the IRS. How should I proceed?

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Make a note of the response deadline...

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