26 USC 4962 - Abatement of first tier taxes in certain cases
(a) General rule
If it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that
If it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that
(1) a taxable event was due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, and
(2) such event was corrected within the correction period for such event,
then any qualified first tier tax imposed with respect to such event (including interest) shall not be assessed and, if assessed, the assessment shall be abated and, if collected, shall be credited or refunded as an overpayment.