New IRS procedures for Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures for 2017 transition tax filers

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Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures. Since the disclosure scope for a submission to the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures with a SFC will include tax years 2017 and/or 2018 and forward, noncompliant…

IRS announces new Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures

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…in determining the IRS filing needs as well as any other international legal planning. Our firm presented a informational webinar on the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures and the Offshore Voluntary…

New IRS IRM with Updated Streamlined Filing Compliance procedures

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…21.8.2.18.2.1 Updated Streamlined Filing Compliance procedures per LB&I. 1. Filers from within the United States will submit a package to a specific mailbox in Submission Processing in Austin. The filing

Instructions for New Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures for Non-Resident, Non-Filer U.S. Taxpayers

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…or express OVDP lane for entrants. Yesterday the IRS finally announced new streamlined filing compliance procedures for non-resident U.S. taxpayers to go into effect on September 1, 2012. These procedures

New Warnings in the IRS’ Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures

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The Internal Revenue Service has recently updated the certification forms required to be filed by taxpayers seeking to avail themselves of the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures. The streamlined program was…

How to Demonstrate Non-Willfulness Under The Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures

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The IRS recently announced Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures in an effort to encourage U.S. taxpayers to come into compliance with their reporting and filing requirements associated with varying interests in…

IRS Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures Seminar

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…The expanded streamlined procedures are intended for U.S. taxpayers whose failure to disclose their offshore assets are non-willful. The streamlined filing compliance procedures are available to taxpayers certifying that their…

New Comments of the IRS’ New Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures for Non-Resident Non-Filer U.S. Taxpayers

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…believes that the New Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures for Non-Resident, Non-Filer U.S. Taxpayers is an excellent alternative to OVDP for Non-Resident U.S. Taxpayers. The IRS’ New Filing Compliance Procedures for…

ABA COMMENTS ON THE 2014 OFFSHORE VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PROGRAM AND THE STREAMLINED PROGRAMS

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…  Streamlined Procedures (“SDOP”), available at http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/International- Taxpayers/Streamlined-Filing-Compliance-Procedures. See http://www.ssgov/ssnumber/ss5doc.htm.   all the necessary documents are collected and submitted, it may take anywhere from six to fifteen months for a…

Taxpayer’s Beware: Proving Non-Willful Conduct in the new IRS Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures

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…and Delinquent International Information Return Submission Procedures. Our firm presented an informational webinar on the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures. Materials from the webinar can be downloaded here: Game Changer Streamline….

Recent Court Decision Shows Risks of IRS Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures

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A recent court decision from the United States Court of Federal Claims shows the impact of a poorly advised Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures (Streamlined Program or SFCP) submission. See Flint…

Article Discusses Termination of Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) and the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures (SFCP)

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…US residents (Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures or “SDOP”) and one for non-US residents (Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures or “SFOP”). Each program has its own set of tailored procedures and eligibility…

New IRS Disclosure Program Announced for Non-Resident Taxpayers: Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures

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…taxpayers who made submissions under the 2012 Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures for Non-Resident, Non-Filer U.S. Taxpayers: The risk assessment process associated with the 2012 Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures for Non-Resident,…

New Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures (SDOP) is a Game Changer

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…to determine possible alternatives to electronic filing. Our firm presented an informational webinar on the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures. Materials from the webinar can be downloaded here: Game Changer Streamline….

2018 ABA COMMENTS ON THE OFFSHORE VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PROGRAM AND THE STREAMLINED PROGRAMS

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…Request”).1 These Comments address issues related to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (“OVDP”) and the “Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures” (“Streamlined procedures”), which consist of the Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures (“SDOP”)…

Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedure’s New Revisions to Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures (SFOP)

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…file under the Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures (SDOP) or the Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures (SFOP). This article focuses on the SFOP. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently modified the non-willfulness…

Specific Steps for Applying to the IRS Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures

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…In order to indicate that these FBAR filings are made under the streamlined procedures, you must enter “Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures” in the explanation box on the electronic filing website….

Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedure’s New Revisions to Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures (SDOP)

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…file under the Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures (SDOP) or the Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures (SFOP). This article focuses on the SDOP, which is for taxpayers who reside in the United…

An Ill-advised IRS Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedure Filing

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…the tax returns he did file are allegedly false. The indictment also alleges that Gyetvay submitted a false offshore compliance filing with the IRS through the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures

IRS Announces New Statistics Regarding Voluntary Disclosures

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…used the streamlined filing compliance procedures to come back into compliance with US tax laws. Two-thirds of these have used the procedures since the IRS expanded the eligibility criteria in…

New IRS guidance Announced for IRS Streamlined Offshore Procedures.

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…file under the Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures (SDOP) or the Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures (SFOP). Our firm has recently received many inquiries regarding these new IRS Streamlined Offshore Procedures. These…

Streamlined Procedures for U.S. Taxpayers Residing In the United States

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…General Eligibility: The modified Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures are designed for only individual taxpayers, including estates of individual taxpayers. The streamlined procedures are available to both U.S. individual taxpayers residing…

IRS Official Provides Insights for the new IRS Streamlined Compliance Procedures

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…program and Delinquent FBAR Submission Procedures and Delinquent International Information Return Submission Procedures. Our firm presented an informational webinar on the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures. Materials from the webinar can…

IRS Clarifies Requirements for Streamlined Filing Procedures

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Our office has received many inquiries from taxpayers interested in the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures with the new lower penalty. However IRS guidance and instructions was unclear and ambiguous in…

Details of the Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures (SFOP)

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…to enroll in the streamlined filing compliance procedures (SFCP). SFCP is a program offered by the IRS to individuals who have not previously disclosed foreign assets to the U.S. government….

A solution in a tough tax season: the IRS Streamlined Offshore Procedures

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…file under the Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures (SDOP) or the Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures (SFOP). Our firm has recently received many inquiries regarding these new IRS Streamlined Offshore Procedures. These…

Details of the Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures

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…modified the non-willfulness certification form that individual taxpayers must submit to enroll in the streamlined filing compliance procedures (SFCP). Specifically, SFCP is for taxpayers who non-willfully failed to disclose foreign…

Penalty relief for International Information Forms 5471, 5472, and 8865

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…include an original international information return. Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures (SFCP): The IRS’s Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures are available to taxpayers who can certify that their failure to report foreign financial…

IRS Announces New Clarifying FAQs for Streamlined Offshore Compliance Program

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…of the new IRS clarifying announcements regarding the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures, the Streamlined program offers excellent opportunities to eligible taxpayer to clean up past compliance violations and move forward….

IRS Announces Major New changes to the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program

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…U.S. tax obligations. The changes include an expansion of the streamlined filing compliance procedures that were announced in 2012 and important modifications to the 2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, or…