If your organization, or a client’s organization, has been assessed a late-filing penalty by the IRS, you need to know that there is a very high chance of having the penalty waived or abated if you can show that you had a good reason for being late.
The IRS is fairly lenient with nonprofit organizations, especially those that are mostly run by volunteers or those that are first-time offenders. But you still have to be able to meet the reasonable cause standards and you have to submit a properly structured argument in support of your reasons. I’ve been writing reasonable cause penalty abatement request letters on behalf of nonprofit organizations of all sizes for more than a decade. So far my success rate for penalty abatement is 100%. And I can help you.
Contact me to discuss your penalty situation and to learn how I can help you.
If you are more of a “do-it-yourself” person, avail yourself of my excellent Form 990 Late-Filing Penalty Abatement Manual (the link takes you to my other web site). It will teach you what you need to know to write a successful letter to the IRS to request penalty abatement.