IRS Extends 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure to September 9 , 2011

 

Due to the potential impact of Hurricane Irene, IRS has extended the due date for offshore voluntary disclosure initiative requests until September 9, 2011.
 


For those taxpayers who have not yet submitted their request and any documents, the following actions are necessary by September 9, 2011:

Identifying information must be submitted to the Criminal Investigation office.  This includes name, address, date of birth, and social security number and as much of the other information requested in the Offshore Voluntary Disclosures Letter as possible.  This information must be sent to:

Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Coordinator
600 Arch Street, Room 6404
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Send a request for a 90-day extension for submitting the complete voluntary disclosure package of information to the Austin campus.  This request must be sent to:

Internal Revenue Service
3651 S. I H 35 Stop 4301 AUSC
Austin, TX 78741
ATTN:  2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative

More information, including many Q&As, can be found on the IRS web site, specifically at

https://www.irs.gov/businesses/international/article/0,,id=235699,00.html.