We are members of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation, which recently submitted comments to the IRS on the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (“OVDP”), the Streamlined Domestic Offshore Program (“SDOP”), and the Streamlined Foreign Offshore
Since the initiation of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) which originally began in 2009 and the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures first offered on September 1, 2012, the IRS recently reported that more than
There is a lot of misinformation so we decided to debunk the top myths of US tax compliance. Myth #1: I don’t have to file US taxes if I live abroad. The US is one
The IRS issued the below interesting press release last week… IR-2015-116, Oct. 16, 2015 WASHINGTON — With more than 54,000 taxpayers coming in to participate in offshore disclosure programs since 2009, the Internal Revenue Service today
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Offshore-Tax-Avoidance-and-IRS-Compliance-Efforts Offshore Tax-Avoidance and IRS Compliance Efforts The IRS continues to uncover abusive tax-avoidance schemes involving offshore activity. Find information here pertaining to Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS). Aug. 19, 2009, Announcement and Documents IRS
The IRS has begun receiving information regarding tax year 2014 from nations around the world who have agreed to comply with FATCA. Some of those countries negotiated reciprocal agreements to also receive information from the
IR-2015-111, Oct. 2, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced the exchange of financial account information with certain foreign tax administrations, meeting a key Sept. 30 milestone related to FATCA, the Foreign Account
In 2009, the IRS had introduced an Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative/Program (OVDI/OVDP). In following years, the program was reintroduced and revised. When it comes to addressing offshore filing deficiencies, several issues exist in connection with
If you are an American entrepreneur with a foreign business interest or operating abroad then you should be aware of U.S. tax reporting obligations on non-U.S. businesses. If a U.S. taxable person (U.S. citizens or
On July 31, 2015, President Obama signed into law P.L. 114-41, which included a number of tax provisions, one of which changes the deadline for filing the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FinCEN Form
Many of our tax-noncompliant clients are fearful of being involuntary discovered through the impending FATCA disclosures of their foreign accounts by their foreign banks. The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice extending the time
Last spring, the IRS revised its program for delinquent FBAR returns. The IRS offers a new “delinquent FBAR submission procedure”. See below excerpt from the IRS website.The program is available if you properly reported on
