The IRS Audits Kiara's Current-Year Individual Return and Determines That

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Essay

The IRS audits Kiara's current-year individual return and determines that, among other errors, she negligently did not report dividend income of $10,000. The deficiency with respect to the dividends is $2,800. The IRS argues for an additional $12,000 deficiency for various other errors that do not involve negligence. What is Kiara's negligence penalty for the $14,800 in deficiencies?

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