 | | September 2019 | Smoothing the path to relinquishing your U.S. citizenship
Mike Hayward, CPA, CA, CPA (Illinois) is partner at Baker Tilly Ottawa LLP | | On Sept. 6, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a new tax compliance program entitled “Relief Procedures for Certain Former (U.S.) Citizens” (Relief Procedures). This new voluntary disclosure program is a welcome addition to the existing “Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures” (Streamlined Procedures). Collectively, these voluntary programs provide significant relief to certain U.S. persons that are not in compliance with mandatory U.S. personal income tax filing obligations and associated information returns. |
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