Welcome back! Ask questions, get answers, and join our large community of tax professionals.
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

FORM 2220 FOR 1120

Greta
Level 9

Corporation owes $500 in taxes; underpayment penalty is $20. Seems high. Last year their tax was zero. Is there a way to negate the $20 penalty?

0 Cheers
1 Comment 1
abctax55
Level 15

Zero tax prior year means you can't rely on that safe harbor.

You 'might' be able to ask for "1st time abatement" (I'm not even sure an underpayment penalty qualifies).

BUT... using that one-time-get-out-of-jail card for just $ 20 isn't wise.  And asking for it would easily eat up $ 20 of time spent.  IMHO anyway.

HumanKind... Be Both