No “Reasonable Cause” When Preparer Fails to e-file Returns
Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D.
US International Tax (NY Bar 1984- current), Forbes Contributor, Forbes, Top 100 Tax Twitter Accounts; Bloomberg Tax Pro to Follow and Bloomberg Tax Author; Quoted NYT, WSJ, Newsweek
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