TY 2020 ReasonableCauseExplanation
Name:
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER
Explanation:
AFTER THE AUDIT, BUT BEFORE THE TAX RETURN WAS COMPLETED, THE ORGANIZATION'S CFO, CONTROLLER AND ASSISTANT CONTROLLER LEFT THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION TRIED TO FIND REPLACEMENTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BUT DUE TO THE STAFFING SHORTAGES HIRED TEMPORARY CONTRACT EMPLOYEES TO HELP COMPLETE THE TAX RETURN. DUE TO THE AUDIT BEING CONSOLIDATED BUT THE TAX RETURN BEING SEPARATE, PULLING THE CORRECT UNCONSOLIDATED REPORTS WAS MORE COMPLICATED THAN THE REPLACEMENT CONTRACTORS COULD HANDLE. THEREFORE, THE ORGANIZATION ASKED THE RETIRED CONTROLLER TO RETURN TO WORK AT THE ORGANIZATION AT LEAST UNTIL THEY COULD FILE THE TAX RETURNS AND GET REPLACEMENTS HIRED AND TRAINED APPROPRIATELY.THE ORGANIZATION KINDLY ASKS TO ABATE ANY FILE FILING PENALTIES AS IT WAS NOT DUE TO WILLFUL NEGLECT BUT UNAVOIDABLE STAFFING ISSUES. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT REOCCUR ONCE NEW STAFF IS OBTAINED AND TRAINED FOR FUTURE YEARS TAX FILINGS.