This is a Letter to the Tax Office / Inland Revenue Department requesting to waive the late filing / payment penalty because of various reasons (including relying on an unreliable professional firm).

The sender is writing to request waiving the penalty / interest regarding his / her late payment for various reasons. Reasons include: the sender was out of town for a period of time; the sender did not recieve the notice; the sender has appointed a firm that has provided unprofessional services, etc. Details of the given reason are provided in order to support the letter as evidence. 

The sender promises to comply with the tax payment requirement to remedy this matter and emphasises that it is his / her first time committing such a mistake (optional). 

How to use this Document? 

This letter to the Tax Office can be used to draft a letter when requesting to waive the late filing and payment penalty because of various reasons. 

It should be addressed to the Commissioner of Taxation as it requests the Commissioner of Taxation to allow a waiver of the late tax payment and states reasons for the waive of penalty / late payment of tax. 

The various reasons could be, for example, the sender was out of town for a period of time, the sender did not receive the notice, the sender has appointed a firm that has provided unprofessional services, etc. Other relevant reasons can be added as needed. Details of such reasoning need to be provided. 

The details of the punishment the sender hopes to waive due to late payment should also be provided.