
Webcast

Overview

CPE Credits
2 Credits: Taxes
Course Description
Each day, the Internal Revenue Service issues millions of dollars in tax penalties against taxpayers who failed to file or pay correctly. Many of these penalties can be reduced or abated by a knowledgeable, skilled practitioner. In Penalty Games: Reducing IRS Penalties, tax litigation expert Robert E. McKenzie covers the basics of the IRS’s abusive preparer program, preparer penalties, and due diligence. You’ll learn details about the IRS tax code that can substantially reduce many tax penalties asserted by the IRS against your clients.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the specific components of the failure to pay (FTP) failure to file (FTF) penalties.
- Identify the specific components of the fraudulent failure to file (FTF) penalty.
- Identify the specific components of the failure to deposit (FTD) penalty.
- Identify the specific requirements of the various reasonable cause assertions.
- Identify the specific components of the accuracy penalty.
Course Specifics
Course ID WC1822274521 |
Revision Date January 11, 2022 |
Prerequisites None |
Advanced Preparation None |
Compliance information
IRS Provider Number: 0MYXB
IRS Course Number: 0MYXB-T-01973-22-O
IRS Federal Tax Law Credits: 2
CTEC Course Number: 2071-CE-1711
CTEC Federal Tax Law Credits: 2
CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.
CTEC Notice: California Tax Education Council DOES NOT allow partial credit, course must be taken in entirety. Western CPE has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer continuing education courses that count as credit towards the annual “continuing education” requirement imposed by the State of California for CTEC Registered Tax Preparers. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, by phone toll-free at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.org.
Course Instructor

Robert (Bob) E. McKenzie, EA, Esq., is a partner of the law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP of Chicago, Illinois, concentrating his practice in representation before the IRS and state tax agencies. He has lectured extensively on the subject of taxation and has made numerous media contributions, including on Dateline NBC and ABC World News Tonight. Bob has been elected to the American College of Tax Counsel where he serves as secretary/treasurer of its board of regents. Prior to entering private practice, he was employed by the IRS Collection Division in Chicago, Illinois. From 2009–2011, Bob served as a member of …
Penalty Games: Reducing IRS Penalties

CPE CREDITS
2 Credits: Taxes
$98.00
Webcasts are available for viewing Monday - Saturday, 8am - 8pm ET.

Webcast

Overview

CPE Credits
2 Credits: Taxes
Course Description
Each day, the Internal Revenue Service issues millions of dollars in tax penalties against taxpayers who failed to file or pay correctly. Many of these penalties can be reduced or abated by a knowledgeable, skilled practitioner. In Penalty Games: Reducing IRS Penalties, tax litigation expert Robert E. McKenzie covers the basics of the IRS’s abusive preparer program, preparer penalties, and due diligence. You’ll learn details about the IRS tax code that can substantially reduce many tax penalties asserted by the IRS against your clients.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the specific components of the failure to pay (FTP) failure to file (FTF) penalties.
- Identify the specific components of the fraudulent failure to file (FTF) penalty.
- Identify the specific components of the failure to deposit (FTD) penalty.
- Identify the specific requirements of the various reasonable cause assertions.
- Identify the specific components of the accuracy penalty.
Course Specifics
Course ID WC1822274521 |
Revision Date January 11, 2022 |
Prerequisites None |
Advanced Preparation None |
Compliance information
IRS Provider Number: 0MYXB
IRS Course Number: 0MYXB-T-01973-22-O
IRS Federal Tax Law Credits: 2
CTEC Course Number: 2071-CE-1711
CTEC Federal Tax Law Credits: 2
CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.
CTEC Notice: California Tax Education Council DOES NOT allow partial credit, course must be taken in entirety. Western CPE has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer continuing education courses that count as credit towards the annual “continuing education” requirement imposed by the State of California for CTEC Registered Tax Preparers. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, by phone toll-free at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.org.
Course Instructor

Robert (Bob) E. McKenzie, EA, Esq., is a partner of the law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP of Chicago, Illinois, concentrating his practice in representation before the IRS and state tax agencies. He has lectured extensively on the subject of taxation and has made numerous media contributions, including on Dateline NBC and ABC World News Tonight. Bob has been elected to the American College of Tax Counsel where he serves as secretary/treasurer of its board of regents. Prior to entering private practice, he was employed by the IRS Collection Division in Chicago, Illinois. From 2009–2011, Bob served as a member of …
Penalty Games: Reducing IRS Penalties

CPE CREDITS
2 Credits: Taxes
Webcasts are available for viewing Monday - Saturday, 8am - 8pm ET.
$98.00