Catching up on missed filings, buying more time, and dealing with the IRS directly through Enrolled Agent representation.
The IRS has formal programmes for getting back into compliance: the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures for non-willful non-filers, the Delinquent FBAR submission, and the Voluntary Disclosure programme for the harder cases. None of them are silver bullets, but used correctly they close the exposure cleanly — and the penalty regime is predictable. The mistake is to file the missing returns 'cold' through the regular channel; that throws away the streamlined penalty waiver and exposes you to full sanctions.
Each one is a separate service with its own page — click Learn more on any block below to see the full scope, deliverables, and pricing notes.
The IRS's safe-harbour catch-up programme for non-wilful late filers living abroad. Three years of returns, six years of FBARs.
Catch-up for non-wilful late filers.
Learn moreAutomatic six-month extension to file — giving you until 15 October. Note: this extends filing, not payment.
Automatic 6-month extension.
Learn moreEnrolled Agent representation before the IRS for audits, notices, penalty abatements, and HMRC liaison.
Enrolled Agent — HMRC liaison available.
Learn moreConfirm streamlined eligibility — non-willfulness, foreign residency tests, no current IRS examination — before you commit to the route.
Rebuild the 3 years of returns and 6 years of FBARs from bank statements, prior employer records, and HMRC files.
Draft the certifying statement (Form 14653) explaining the facts in plain English — this is the single most important document in the package.
File the package by streamlined channels and monitor for any IRS follow-up; respond as Enrolled Agent on your behalf.
Eight years living abroad, no US returns filed. I expected a six-figure penalty. TaxStone walked me through streamlined; the actual cost was the back tax and their fee, full stop.
We can give you a yes/no on streamlined within 24 hours of receiving these.
Send us a one-paragraph description of your situation and we'll tell you which filings are actually on the hook.
