Custom Financial Solutions, Inc.

Custom Financial Solutions, Inc. No high-pressure sales sharks. No annoying tax professional lingo. Just straight, authoritative and friendly advice. Our founder Leslie R. Free Consultations!

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Or call: (321) 327-2900 Custom Financial Solutions is committed to delivering the highest level of service to our clients. Murphy, has over 40 years of experience in all areas of accounting, finance, and tax resolution. Her advanced training in tax resolution provides the skills necessary to understand a clientโ€™s unique situation, attain their financial goals and reduce their taxes. We are always available to provide the support our clients need and deserve, and make customer care a top priority. We guarantee to provide complete transparency regarding our processes and pricing. You can trust us and feel comfortable knowing we have your best interests at heart. Custom Financial Solutions is ready to help you with your tax resolution needs.

10/05/2026

๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€?

Getting retroactive S corp status fixes your business tax classification, but it doesn't erase back penalties.

To the IRS, these are two completely separate files:
โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น fixes ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ you are for tax purposes (granting you retroactive S corp status from the date you intended).
โ€ข ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ are triggered by ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด (filing tax returns late, missing payroll tax deposits, or paying late).

Approving one does not automatically cancel the other.

The good news is, you can still request separate penalty abatement to get those IRS fines taken care of.

Comment ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ to see if you qualify for penalty relief.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ? No, federal approval doesn't necessarily me...
10/02/2026

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ?

No, federal approval doesn't necessarily mean your state will recognize the same S corp treatment.

Thatโ€™s because your federal election and your state tax treatment are separate. Some states follow the federal election automatically, while others require their own election, filing, or payment.

So after your federal election is approved, let us help check your stateโ€™s rules to see whether anything else still needs to be filed or corrected.

10/01/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜?

Start with one small move:
โ€ข Cancel a subscription you forgot about.
โ€ข Sell something around the house youโ€™re not using.
โ€ข Pick up a little extra work this month (and set aside part of what you earn for taxes).

If payments toward an IRS tax debt are stretching your budget, message us. We can review your payment options and see whether one fits your situation better.

๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?It depends on how you reported the ...
09/30/2026

๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?

It depends on how you reported the income on your personal return while the election was missing.

If you already filed your personal return consistently with S corp status, you generally don't need to amend it once the IRS grants retroactive approval.

But if you reported the income under a default entity status (like Schedule C) you will need to amend your personal return.

So, start by pulling your personal return and checking how the business income was reported. Then compare that with the S corp return and the effective date you're asking the IRS to recognize.

Comment ๐—™๐—œ๐—ซ below if you want us to step in and help you clear this up for your business.

09/28/2026

๐——๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป?

No, Automatic Exemption from Penalty is intended for eligible original returns, not amended returns.

That means filing an amended return doesnโ€™t trigger an automatic AEP review.

If an amended return creates a penalty issue, there are still other ways to address it.

One thing we can look at is whether the penalty was assessed correctly in the first place. That means looking at the penalty alongside your filing history, payment history, and what actually happened with the return.

If something doesnโ€™t line up, challenging the assessment itself can be an option.

So if you get a penalty notice after amending a return, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ โ€œ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—ฌโ€ so we can look it over before assuming the amount is final.

09/24/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—œ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ'๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ?

The IRSโ€™s Automatic Exemption from Penalty (AEP) program is designed to suppress first-time penalties before a bill is ever sent.

If you received a penalty notice, it means the system flagged an issue such as an unfiled return or unpaid balance in the prior 3 years that disqualified you for automatic relief.

If you already paid the penalty notice, you may still qualify for a refund by submitting a manual abatement request under Reasonable Cause or another available penalty-relief option.

Received a penalty notice in the mail but think it was applied incorrectly? Send it over, and weโ€™ll take a look at whether the penalty may qualify for relief or a refund.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—œ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ, ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—œ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ?No, if the IRS approv...
09/23/2026

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—œ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ณ, ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—œ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ผ?

No, if the IRS approves penalty relief, it can remove a qualifying penalty, but it does not erase the underlying federal income tax you owe. And interest on unpaid tax may still be due.

๐™„๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™™๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ: If a penalty is removed, the IRS often adjusts the interest that was charged specifically on that penalty as well.

So if you receive penalty relief, make sure you understand exactly what was removed and what you still owe.

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