NPR: IRS Revives Amnesty Program For Offshore Tax Cheats

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NPR: IRS Revives Amnesty Program For Offshore Tax Cheats

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Re: NPR: IRS Revives Amnesty Program For Offshore Tax Cheats

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Sounds like a wave of future criminal indictments to me.
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Re: NPR: IRS Revives Amnesty Program For Offshore Tax Cheats

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They did the same thing what, 7, 8 years ago. Got a lot of money, but apparently all of the lost sheep did not come back into the fold. I think now is more the time to use the full weight, authority, and criminal penalties on those who are still out there.
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