IRS finally realizes the need to modify OVDP 2012 to accomodate non-willful violations of overseas account/ income reporting obligations. JOHN A. KOSKINEN, Commissioner of IRS, while speaking at a conference stated that IRS is considering making program modifications to provide an opportunity for non-willful violators to come into compliance that doesn’t involve the type of penalties that are appropriate for U.S.-resident taxpayers who were willfully hiding their investments overseas. IRS also plans to accommodate U.S.-resident taxpayers with unreported offshore accounts whose prior non-compliance clearly did not constitute willful tax evasion but who, to date, have not had a clear way of coming into compliance that doesn’t involve the threat of substantial penalties. Text of address of IRS Commissioner, John Koskinen:
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