Experiences Inside OVDP / OVDI (9/14/11)

This blog is created for users to share, by their comments, their experiences inside the OVDP / OVDI programs.  I know the IRS touts that there is little flexibility inside these iterations of the voluntary disclosure program, and that has concerned the practitioner and taxpayer communities.  However, I suspect that, in extreme cases, accommodations may be made inside the program without the necessity of opting out to obtain the just and fair result.

So, I encourage readers to post their experiences here to help persons in the program, particularly those who are not represented, to take affirmative steps, to avoid pitfalls or just to obtain some comfort from others' experiences.  Or even some amusing anecdotes "inside the program," if any, could be helpful.

Thanks,

Jack Townsend