First-Time Abatement: clean record for three years? The IRS removes penalties for one year. Just ask. Reasonable Cause: hurricane disruption, medical emergency, death in the family, bad professional advice? Penalties can be abated.
For Pinellas County taxpayers, hurricane-related disruptions are well-documented reasonable cause. The Tampa Bay area has been included in multiple federal disaster declarations.
If penalties are inflating your balance, let me see if they can be removed.
General information, not legal advice. Reading this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. Tax rules and dollar thresholds change; confirm the current figures for your tax year before acting.