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MGC94
Level 7
May 15, 2021
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insurance

  • May 15, 2021
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what business insurance do you use for being a tax preparer? errors and o? what would you do if a cooperate return was filed late and they owe $1,400 to IRS? pay it or make the client pay it? 

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
May 15, 2021
whos fault was it that it was late? Did you have the return complete and the signed signature pages returned to you and you failed to file it on time?
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MGC94
MGC94Author
Level 7
May 15, 2021

Did not actually happen. Just hypothetical. I'm wondering what other offices do and does E&O ins cover something like that? 

sjrcpa
Level 15
May 15, 2021

Your deductible will be more than that.

If it's our fault and we can't get it waived, we pay it.

Insurance won't cover the penalty. It will cover when the client sues you over it.

If you belong to a professional association see if they have a group offering.

The more I know the more I don’t know.
BobKamman
Level 15
May 15, 2021

First I would check whether the IRS "first time abatement" policy applies to corporate returns.  If not, I would ask for abatement based on "reasonable cause."  Haven't seen any of those recently, but it used to be that IRS would agree when you least expected it, and deny when it seemed like a sure thing.  

Don't most E&O policies have a deductible of at least $1,000?  Probably more, these days.