WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE FAILURE TO FILE / LATE FILING PENALTY BE ABATED BASED ON THE IRS'S FIRST TIME ABATE ADMINISTRATIVE WAIVER PROCEDURES, AS DISCUSSED IN IRM 20.1.1.3.6.1, FIRST TIME ABATE (FTA).TAXPAYER MEETS FIRST-TIME PENALTY ABATEMENT CRITERIAACCORDING TO IRM 20.1.1.3.6, THE IRS'S REASONABLE CAUSE ASSISTANT PROVIDES AN OPTION FOR PENALTY RELIEFFOR FAILURE-TO-FILE, FAILURE-TO-PAY, AND FAILURE-TO-DEPOSIT PENALTIES IF THE TAXPAYER MEETS CERTAIN CRITERIA. THETAXPAYER MEETS ALL OF THE FIRST-TIME PENALTY ABATEMENT CRITERIA AS STATED BELOW:- FILING COMPLIANCE: MUST HAVE FILED (OR FILED A VALID EXTENSION FOR) ALL REQUIRED RETURNS AND CAN'THAVE AN OUTSTANDING REQUEST FOR A RETURN FROM THE IRS- PAYMENT COMPLIANCE: MUST HAVE PAID, OR ARRANGED TO PAY ALL TAX DUE (CAN BE IN AN INSTALLMENTAGREEMENT AS LONG AS THE PAYMENTS ARE CURRENT) THERE ARE NO PAYMENTS DUE.- CLEAN PENALTY HISTORY: HAS NO PRIOR PENALTIES FOR THE PRECEDING THREE YEARS THERE IS NO PENALTY HISTORY.WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TYPE OF PENALTY ABATEMENT IS A ONETIME CONSIDERATION.THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.