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Thank you for the reply! That clears things up. I will get online asap and make payment.

 

I believe I have reasonable cause for a first time penalty abatement. If I choose to write an IRS penalty abatement request letter, would I wait to write that until after I receive the bill or be pro-active and  include that with the return when I mail it in? 

 

Thanks again for the assistance!