The IRS open new voluntary disclosure program - offer

綠卡和公民,以及想辦綠卡的人,記得自動申報,或是請你的會計師申報.
還有申報要小心慬慎,不要申報變成請帖請IRS來查稅.

http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/IRS-Opens-New-Voluntary-Disclosure-Program-57222-1.html

The deadline for the new program is Aug. 31, 2011. The IRS had offered an
earlier voluntary disclosure program that closed in October 2009.

“As we continue to amass more information and pursue more people internationally,
the risk to individuals hiding assets offshore is increasing,” said IRS
Commissioner Doug Shulman in a statement. “This new effort gives those
hiding money in foreign accounts a tough, fair way to resolve their tax
problems once and for all. And it gives people a chance to come in before we
find them.”

今年我們CalCPA協會的 tax update seminar特別著重在海外申報上,
因為它是一年一罰,往回追六年.外加有可能的三年牢.
一共會有兩種罰款,分別是海外所得漏報和海外帳戶漏報,分開罰.
另外有檢舉機制,有獎金.所以,被人檢舉了或被外國銀行交付名單的話(2013年起),
就要向美國說再見了...

IRS FAQ:

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=210027,00.html

申報出了問題, US v. J. BRYAN WILLIAMS, Defendants.

Release Date: SEPTEMBER 01, 2010

自動申報,但申報變成請帖,請IRS來查帳. (估計是申報方式和statement錯誤)
最後,官司打羸了,但是律師費要付幾萬塊以上了.

http://hodgen.com/taxpayer-beats-fbar-penalty-in-court-united-states-v-williams/

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