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 certain areas. Last week, on
The IRS has simplified the process of entering the OVDP Program by issuing the following forms: Form 14457 – Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Letter Form 14454 – Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Letter Attachment The new forms (the old
What Is The Difference Between the SDOP and the Current OVDP program? The Streamlined Offshore Procedures (SDOP and SFOP) liberalizes the old restrictions and rewards taxpayers that disclose their offshore assets with a lower penalty
The IRS has just recently updated the Streamlined Procedure forms for both its “foreign” (SFOP) and “domestic” (SDOP) procedures. All of the information can now be typed directly into the fields. The statement of facts
Many clients are asking our office about the new compliance solutions to clean up past errors in disclosing foreign assets. In June 2014, the IRS announced major changes to its offshore voluntary compliance programs, providing
Federal prosecutors charged six men Tuesday with running a complicated offshore scheme that allegedly enabled clients to manipulate stocks, avoid U.S. taxes and launder hundreds of millions of dollars. An indictment unsealed in federal court
Numerous foreign banks are sending letters to their customers demanding personal information to ascertain whether the customer is a U.S. citizen or a U.S. resident. The foreign banks typically state they are required to obtain such personal information
US government fees charged to Americans for renouncing their citizenship will rocket from $450 to $2,350 on September 12, 2014. The fivefold increase is probably related to the recent dramatic rise in renunciations triggered by
The IRS has published new IRS internal procedure guidance with IRM changes dated 8/13/14. The guidance is numbered WI-21-0814-1244 and titled “Streamline Filing Compliance Procedures for Accounts Management International IMF”. The guidance is here. The general
Many of our clients are interested in the new Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures, which were recently announced by the IRS. Therefore, we are providing more general information on the Procedures. General Eligibility: The modified Streamlined Filing Compliance
Taxpayers who are in the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program to report their overseas assets can request the favorable penalty structure under newly expanded streamlined compliance procedures without giving up the audit and criminal liability protection
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 foreign financial accounts and assets.
