What are the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures and can foreign LLC owners use them?
I have been non-compliant with my U.S. tax filing obligations for several years. My foreign-owned LLC never filed Form 5472 and I never filed FBARs for my foreign accounts. Someone recommended the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures. What are they and do I qualify?
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