THE TAXPAYER IS REQUESTING AN ABATEMENT OF THE LATE FILING PENALTY FOR THE HARRY G. & PAULINE M. AUSTIN FOUNDATION (EIN: 74-2271809) FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 2016. THE TAX RETURN WAS FILED LATE DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. IT BECAME DIFFICULT FOR THE MANAGER OF THE FOUNDATION TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO FILE A RETURN IN TIME. THIS RETURN HAS NOT BEEN FILED LATE PREVIOUSLY AND ALL EFFORTS WERE MADE TO COMPLETE THE RETURN ON TIME. THE TAXPAYER RELIED ON ITS TAX PREPARER TO FILE THE NECESSARY EXTENSIONS. THESE EXTENSIONS WERE FILED BUT THE PREPARER DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION BACK AS TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE EXTENSIONS. BOTH THE TAXPAYER AND THE TAX PREPARER HAD NO INTENTION OF DISOBEYING THE TAX STATUTES TO FILE ON TIME AND ONCE THE OMISSION OF FILING THE EXTENSIONS WERE IDENTIFIED, BOTH THE TAXPAYER AND THE TAX PREPARER TOOK THE NECESSARY STEPS TO RECTIFY THE LATE FILING OF THE FOUNDATION'S TAX RETURN. BASED ON THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES PRESENTED ABOVE, THE TAXPAYER RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS ABATEMENT OF ALL PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LATE FILING OF THE FOUNDATION'S 900-PF TAX RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 2016.
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