Can the Streamlined Compliance Procedures Be Used to Correct Defective Returns that Go Back Beyond the Most Recent Three Tax Years?
The issue that this blog seeks to address is whether a non-willful taxpayer with an undisclosed offshore account can use the streamlined compliance procedures to correct defective tax returns that go back beyond the most recent three tax years? In other words, are the streamlined procedures limited to the most recent three years of troublesome […]
How Do I Calculate My Offshore Penalty Under The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program?
Unlike FBAR penalties that can be asserted for multiple years (up to six under the six-year statute of limitations for FBARs), the offshore penalty is a one-time penalty. The values of foreign accounts and other foreign assets are aggregated for each year and the penalty is calculated at 27.5 percent of the highest year’s aggregate […]