Length of Non Willfulness-Certification Form - Streamlined Offshore Disclosure Tax Law Specialist

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The most important aspect of making a Streamlined Foreign or Domestic Offshore Disclosure submission is the non-willfulness Certification Form. Specifically, the form is referred to as either the Form 14654 (Certification by U.S. Person Residing in the United States for Streamlined Domestic Offshore Procedures aka (SDOP)) or the Form 14653 (Certification by U.S. Person Residing Outside of the United States for Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedures aka SFOP)). One of the biggest and most serious issues for Taxpayers utilizing the streamlined procedures is when they are bamboozled by inexperienced international tax lawyers claiming to have significant experience in these matters, when they do not. These attorneys are easy to spot, since they usually bill clients hourly instead of flat-fee -- and puff up their fees with rambling diatribes 20-pages long that put the taxpayers for increased chance of audit.