IRS Penalties and Abatements
Total Credits: 2.4 including 2.4 Taxes - Technical
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- Faculty:
- Allison McLeod, CPA, JD, LLM
- Course Levels:
- Basic
- Duration:
- 2 Hours
- License:
- Access for 90 day(s) after purchase.
Tags: ACPEN Produced
Description
Penalty abatement is a technique that tax practitioners can utilize to help their clients reduce penalties and interest they owe to the IRS if the taxpayer can prove “reasonable cause.”
This informative and insightful webinar will provide you with some insider tips, practical steps and effective strategies to help your client manage IRS tax penalties and interest. Learn about various types of penalties that you may face and the various forms and procedures used for requesting penalty and interest abatement, including First Time and Reasonable Cause abatement. Plus, learn about the procedure to follow when requesting refund of paid penalties.
**Please Note: If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to leighanne.conroy@acpen.com.
Course Materials
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Faculty
Allison McLeod, CPA, JD, LLM Related Seminars and Products
Allison M. McLeod, LL.M., CPA, A PLLC
Allison M. (Yee) McLeod, LL.M., JD, CPA, is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. She received Bachelor of Business Administration and Juris Doctor degrees from Baylor University, and a Master of Legal Letters (LL.M.) degree specializing in Taxation from the Southern Methodist University School of Law. Professor McLeod has also studied British and Art History at the University of Sussex, England. Prior to joining the UNT faculty in 2010, Professor McLeod held the position of Director of Tax Planning and IRS Audits for Lehigh Hanson North America, a major manufacturer of cement, aggregates and other building material. Her practice included both federal and international tax planning. Professor McLeod also spent thirteen years specializing in Tax Planning with the JCPenney Corporation, Inc., and two years with Deloitte & Touche in Dallas. Professor McLeod is licensed to practice law by the State Bar of Texas since 1992 and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1993. In addition to her teaching duties, she presents TSBPA-approved ethics courses to CPAs across the State and owns and operates a on-line self-study website for the same. Professor McLeod also has served as an expert witness during litigation associated with accounting malpractice and tax issues.