Form 6118 Claim for Refund of Tax Return 

Preparer and Promoter Penalties OMB No. 1545-0240 (Rev. August 2009)

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service © See instructions on page 2.

Name of preparer or promoter Identifying number

Address to which statement(s) of notice and demand were mailed

City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code IRS office that sent statement(s)

Address of preparer shown on return(s) for which penalties were assessed (if different from above)

Print or Type

E

Type of Penalty. Enter letter in column (c) below.

Failure to furnish identifying number—section 6695(c)

A Understatements due to unreasonable positions—section 6694(a)

F Failure to retain copy or list—section 6695(d)

G Failure to file a record of return preparers—section 6695(e)(1)

Willful or reckless conduct (intentional disregard of rules and

regulations)—section 6694(b)

B H Failure to include an item in the required record of return

preparers—section 6695(e)(2)

Failure to furnish copy of return or claim for refund to taxpayer—

section 6695(a)

C I Negotiation of check—section 6695(f)

D Failure to sign return or claim for refund—section 6695(b)

Identification of Penalties. Enter the information from your statement.

(f)

Form

number

(g)

Tax 

year

(c)

Type of

penalty

(b)

Date of

statement

(a)

Statement document

locator number (DLN)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

(i)

Amount 

paid

(j)

Date paid

(mo., day, yr.)

(h)

Amount

assessed

(d)

Name(s) of taxpayer(s)

Amount of Claim. Enter the total of column (i), lines 1 through 12 ©

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this claim, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge

and belief, it is true, correct, and complete.

Date

Sign

Here

For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see back of form. Cat. No. 24415J Form 6118 (Rev. 8-2009)

(e)

Taxpayer’s identification

number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

© For Penalties Assessed Under IRC Sections 6694, 6695, 6700, and 6701.

J Failure to exercise due diligence in determining eligibility for,

and/or amount of, the earned income credit—section 6695(g)

K Promoting abusive tax shelters, etc.—section 6700

See instructions.

© Signature ©

M Other (specify) (see instructions)

L Aiding and abetting understatement of tax liability—section 6701
Form 6118 (Rev. 8-2009) Page 2

Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask

for the information on this form to carry out the Internal

Revenue laws of the United States. Subtitle F, Procedure and

Administration, allows for additions to tax, additional

amounts, and assessable penalties. This form is used by

return preparers to make a claim for refund of any overpaid

penalty amount. Section 6696 requires the return preparer to

provide the requested information including his taxpayer

identification number (SSN or EIN) within the prescribed time

for filing a claim for refund.

The time needed to complete and file this form will vary

depending on individual circumstances. The estimated

average time is: Recordkeeping, 6 min.; Learning about the

law or the form, 19 min.; Preparing the form, 22 min.; and

Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS, 

20 min.

Where and When To File

File Form 6118 with the IRS service center or IRS office that

sent you the statement(s). If you were assessed a penalty

under section 6700, 6701, or 6694, you may file a claim for

refund upon paying 15% of the penalty if you do so within 30

days from the date of notice and demand. Otherwise, your

claim under sections 6700 and 6701 must be filed within 2

years from the date you paid the penalty in full. Your claim

under sections 6694 and 6695 must be filed within 3 years

from the date you paid the penalty in full.

Specific Instructions

If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these

time estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler,

we would be happy to hear from you. You can write to the

Internal Revenue Service, Tax Products Coordinating

Committee, SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 1111 Constitution Ave.

NW, IR-6526, Washington, DC 20224. Do not send this form

to this address. Instead, see Where and When To File above.

Identifying Number

General Instructions

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless

otherwise noted.

Purpose of Form Additional Information

For additional information about refunds of preparer

penalties, see Regulations section 1.6696-1.

Claims for More Than One Penalty

Use Form 6118 if you are a tax return preparer or a promoter

and want to claim a refund of preparer or promoter penalties

you paid but that you believe were incorrectly charged.

If you are self-employed or employed by another preparer or

promoter, enter your social security number. If you are the

employer of other preparers or promoters, enter your

employer identification number.

You may want to attach a copy of the penalty statements to

your claim. In addition to completing the form, you must give

your reasons for claiming a refund for each penalty listed.

Identify each penalty by its line number and write your

explanation in the space below.

You are not required to provide the information requested

on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act

unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books

or records relating to a form or its instructions must be

retained as long as their contents may become material in

the administration of any Internal Revenue law.

If you are claiming a refund for more than one of the

penalties listed, you may be able to combine some of the

penalties on one Form 6118. Follow the chart below for

combining the penalties. See Type of Penalty on the form for

the list of penalties.

IF you were billed... THEN combine penalties...

On the same statement G and H only

On separate statements

but by the same IRS office

or service center

C, D, E, and F only

Note. Be sure to group the

penalties from each

statement together.

You cannot combine:

● Penalties from different IRS offices or service centers. See

Where and When To File below.

● Penalties A, B, I, J, K, L, and M. You must file a separate

Form 6118 for each of these even if you were charged for

two or more of the same type.

Type of Penalty

For item M (other penalties), enter the name of the penalty

and the corresponding Internal Revenue Code section.

Generally, tax returns and return information are

confidential, as required by section 6103. However, section

6103 allows or requires the Internal Revenue Service to

disclose or give the information shown on your return to

others as described in the Code. For example, we may

disclose your tax information to the Department of Justice for

civil and criminal litigation, and to cities, states, and the

District of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths and

possessions for use in administering their tax laws. We may

also disclose this information to other countries under a tax

treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce federal nontax

criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence

agencies to combat terrorism.

Reasons for claiming refund. Attach additional sheets if more space is needed. Write your name and Identifying number on each sheet.

● Penalties K and L. You must file a separate Form 6118 for

each of these even if you were charged with both. Only

columns (b), (c) and (g) through (j) need to be completed for

penalties under sections 6700 and 6701.