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The Process:

How to Make an Offshore Voluntary Disclosure 

The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program is offered to those taxpayers with offshore accounts or assets. Please follow the new process outlined below.
Pre-Clearance:

Taxpayers or representatives may fax to the IRS Criminal Investigation Lead Development Center at (215) 861-3050 the taxpayers’ name, date of birth, social security number and address (if the taxpayer is represented by a tax professional, an executed power of attorney must be included).

IRS Criminal Investigation will then notify taxpayers or their representatives via fax whether or not they have been cleared to make a voluntary disclosure using the Offshore Voluntary Disclosures Letter.

Taxpayers or representatives with questions regarding the pre-clearance can call (215) 861-3759 or contact their nearest Criminal Investigation Office.

Note: Pre-clearance does not guarantee a taxpayer acceptance into the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program.

Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Letter

If the taxpayer chooses to submit a pre-clearance request, after the taxpayer receives a pre-clearance notification, the taxpayer will have 30 days from receipt of the fax notification to complete the Offshore Voluntary Disclosures Letter. If the taxpayer chooses to bypass the pre-clearance process, the taxpayer must mail the Offshore Voluntary Disclosures Letter to the following address:

Internal Revenue Service
Criminal Investigation
ATTN: Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Coordinator
Philadelphia Lead Development Center
600 Arch Street, Room 6404
Philadelphia, PA 19106

The IRS will review the offshore Voluntary Disclosures Letters and notify the taxpayer or representative by mail whether the voluntary disclosure has been preliminarily accepted or declined.

Complete Voluntary Disclosure Package

Once the voluntary disclosure has been preliminarily accepted, the taxpayer should send the full voluntary disclosure package to:

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

Opt Out Procedure

Taxpayers may request to opt out of the civil settlement structure of the 2009 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program or 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative. For specific information on the opt out process, see questions 51.1 through 51.3 under the 2011 OVDI Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.

Taxpayers wishing to make a domestic voluntary disclosure that is not covered under this offshore initiative should contact their local IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) office to speak with a criminal investigator.