2014 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Requirements
Prior to July 1, 2014, U.S. residents with unreported offshore income had few options to come into compliance. The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP), with its tiered penalty structure and intricate provisions, was the only IRS-sanctioned route to compliance. There was no differential treatment of willful versus non-willful conduct; if the 27.5% standard penalty was […]