You are here: Home Finances Taxes For People ... What To Do When ... How To Ask For A Waiver ...
Information about all aspects of finances affected by a serious health condition. Includes income sources such as work, investments, and private and government disability programs, and expenses such as medical bills, and how to deal with financial problems.
Information about all aspects of health care from choosing a doctor and treatment, staying safe in a hospital, to end of life care. Includes how to obtain, choose and maximize health insurance policies.
Answers to your practical questions such as how to travel safely despite your health condition, how to avoid getting infected by a pet, and what to say or not say to an insurance company.

What To Do When You Owe Money For Back Taxes To The IRS (Whether The IRS Knows It Or Not)

How To Ask For A Waiver Of IRS Penalties

Next » « Previous

6/7

Regardless of which method of handling your bill you choose, you can ask the IRS to cancel penalties to reduce your bill. You'll have to convince the Examiner that you had a good excuse for failing to follow the tax law. Telling the IRS about your illness could be such an excuse.

You can ask anyone at the IRS to cancel a penalty, even if you've already paid it. If a personal plea doesn't work, it might be more effective to file Form 843, "Claim for Refund and Request for Abatement, which is available at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f843.pdf offsite link.


Please share how this information is useful to you. 0 Comments

 

Post a Comment Have something to add to this topic? Contact Us.

Characters remaining:

  • Allowed markup: <a> <i> <b> <em> <u> <s> <strong> <code> <pre> <p>
    All other tags will be stripped.