Why You May Be Filing FTA Requests the IRS Already Resolved
The IRS quietly replaced First Time Abate with an automatic penalty waiver this summer — most practitioners don't yet know how to verify it worked.
THE FEDERAL TAX DESK
Plain-English Tax Analysis for Practitioners
By Forrest Baumhover, CFP, EA
Tuesday Deep Dive · Paid Subscribers Only · July 28, 2026 · Vol. 1, No. 5
Why You May Be Filing FTA Requests the IRS Already Resolved
The IRS quietly replaced First Time Abate with an automatic penalty waiver this summer — most practitioners don’t yet know how to …
