Abating Tax Penalties (2025 Edition)

Eric L. Green
Eric L. Green | Green & Sklarz, LLC.

Eric is a managing partner in Green & Sklarz LLC, a boutique tax firm with offices in Connecticut and New York. The focus of Attorney Eric L. Green’s practice is civil and criminal taxpayer representation before the Department of Justice Tax Division, Internal Revenue Service and state Departments of Revenue Services.

On-Demand: February 26, 2025

2 hour CLE

Tuition: $195.00
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Program Summary

Those late-night commercials make it sound just so easy, but how do you get rid of tax penalties? This program will cover the various penalties applied by the IRS, and the various ways practitioners can seek to have them removed. The program will cover First Time Penalty Abatement, abatement for reasonable cause, and how to lay the groundwork for avoiding penalties during the audit.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Understand the first-time abatement program and when it applies
  • Describe reasonable cause for avoidance of penalties
  • Identify opportunities to avoid penalties during an IRS examination

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Eric-L.-Green_Green-&-Sklarz-LLC_myLawCLEEric L. Green | Green & Sklarz, LLC.

Eric is a managing partner in Green & Sklarz LLC, a boutique tax firm with offices in Connecticut and New York. The focus of Attorney Eric L. Green’s practice is civil and criminal taxpayer representation before the Department of Justice Tax Division, Internal Revenue Service and state Departments of Revenue Services. He is a frequent lecturer on tax topics for many national organizations, including Insightful Accountant, CCH, the NAEA, the NATP, the ABA Tax Section and the Connecticut Society of CPAs. Attorney Green has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Connecticut School of Law. He was the author and lecturer of the University of Connecticut School of Business IRS Representation Certificate Program, and has served as a columnist for CCH’s Journal of Practice & Procedure. He is the founder of Tax Rep LLC which coaches accountants and attorneys on building their own IRS Representation practices, and is the host of the weekly Tax Rep Network Podcast.

Mr. Green is the author of The Accountant’s Guide to IRS Collection, The Accountant’s Guide to Resolving Tax Debts, The Accountant’s Guide to Resolving Payroll Tax Debts and The Insider’s Guide to Offers-in-Compromise.

Agenda

I. Understand the first-time abatement program and when it applies | 12:30pm – 1:00pm

II. Describe reasonable cause for avoidance of penalties | 1:00pm – 1:30pm

Break | 1:30pm – 1:40pm

III. Identify opportunities to avoid penalties during an IRS examination | 1:40pm – 2:40pm

Credits

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