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According to the terms of the POA, Bertelson had complete control of Lindsay’s bank accounts and retained full authority to “manage affairs.” While incarcerated, Lindsay directed Bertelson to file his tax returns and pay his taxes. In May 2013, he executed a Universal Power of Attorney (“POA”) appointing Keith Bertelson as his attorney in fact.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Lindsay was incarcerated 1 from April 2013 to June 2015. The district court granted the IRS’s motion to dismiss. Lindsay’s suit alleged that he was entitled to the “reasonable cause” exception to the otherwise mandatory penalties. Stewart, Circuit Judge: Jeffery Allen Lindsay sued the Internal Revenue Service (“the IRS”) to recover penalties that he paid for filing late tax returns and making late tax payments for the 2012-2015 tax years. 4:19-CV-65 Before Higginbotham, Stewart, and Wilson, Circuit Judges. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. Cayce Clerk Jeffery Allen Lindsay, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus United States of America, Defendant-Appellee. In order to make sure John gets the best abatement possible, the practitioner needs to look over the penalties associated with various years and employ a bit of strategy.Case: 20-50994 Document: 00515932476 Page: 1 Date Filed: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED JNo. His tax practitioner has negotiated an installment agreement for all periods and wants to use FTA to reduce the balance owed. Based upon his financial standing, John doesn’t qualify for an offer in compromise or "currently not collectible" status with the IRS. He has engaged a firm to represent him before the IRS in an effort to put the issues behind him. Recently, John realized he has to get his business in order to provide for his family and future. As a result, he neglected to pay estimated taxes and file his tax returns on time and started racking up back taxes, penalties and interest. John has seen several booms and busts during his time in business - one downturn from 2008-2010 due to the recession, and one from 2014-2015 due to a personal tragedy. He’s a self-employed (Schedule C filer) home remodeler. Take our imaginary taxpayer John for example.
In conjunction, the taxpayer must be in filing compliance through submission of all required returns (or extension for all required returns) and have paid, or arranged to pay, the tax currently due. This eliminates the de minimis argument regarding what constitutes a significant penalty. Until November of 2017, the language had stated “no penalties of significance,” but it has been changed to reflect “no penalties” within the three years prior to the period seeking abatement.
Recently, the IRS has updated its stance on FTA and clarified some of the qualifications.įirst, the period seeking abatement must not have had a penalty assessed in the three preceding years. ğailure to Deposit penalty under IRC 6656.The three types of penalties that can be abated using FTA are: The goal was to provide relief to people who were typically good taxpayers but had fallen behind, as well as to encourage them to return to their good tax-paying habits. The IRS established First Time Abatement in 2001 as administrative relief for specific penalties assessed on a single return.
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