OVDP Campaign – Declines And Withdrawals

In January, the IRS released a list of 13 audit campaigns designed to focus resources on areas of concern for the IRS examination teams.  Since that time, additional campaign areas have been added to the list of IRS priorities.  Most recently, comments regarding the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program campaign have clarified the focus of this particular initiative.  Taxpayers selected for review will include those taxpayers who made an application for pre-clearance into one of the OVDP programs available since 2009, but were denied entry.  Historically, a denial occurred if the taxpayer was under civil examination, criminal investigation, or the foreign account activity was already known to the IRS or DOJ Tax Division.