IRS Urges People to Take Advantage of Voluntary Disclosure Programs… You Think?
The IRS released IR-2015-116 on Oct. 16, 2015, to remind U.S. taxpayers with undisclosed offshore accounts, that with more than 54,000 taxpayers coming in to participate in offshore disclosure programs since 2009, they should strongly consider existing paths established to come into full compliance with their federal tax obligations.
Both the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) and the streamlined procedures enable taxpayers to correct prior omissions and meet their federal tax obligations while mitigating the potential penalties of continued non-compliance. There are also separate procedures for those who have paid their income taxes but omitted Read more
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