What is the $25,000 penalty for failing to file Form 5472?
I own a single-member LLC as a foreign person and just learned about Form 5472. I never filed it since forming my LLC two years ago. What exactly is the penalty for not filing, and can it really be $25,000 per year? Does the IRS actually enforce this against small foreign-owned LLCs?
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