Tax attorneys get penalties reduced by proving reasonable cause based on four circumstances the IRS accepts: serious illness or death in the family, natural disasters, IRS errors or bad advice, and inability to obtain records despite good faith efforts. We document these circumstances with medical records, death certificates, disaster declarations, or IRS correspondence to support your penalty removal request.
Setting up installment agreements stops failure-to-pay penalties from growing while you make monthly payments, cutting penalty accrual in half from 0.5% to 0.25% per month. We charge fixed fees for penalty abatement representation so you know the cost upfront, and we handle all IRS communications to build your case for removal based on facts the IRS must consider under their own guidelines.