CPA desk with IRS CP15 penalty notice showing $60,000, stacked unfiled Form 5471 documents, marked calendar years 2019 to 2023, hourglass, and blurred financial chart in background.

Unfiled Form 5471 Penalties Can Grow Fast. Streamlined Filing May Help.

IRC Section 6038(b) imposes an automatic $10,000 penalty for each annual accounting period a U.S. person fails to file Form 5471 for a Controlled Foreign Corporation, plus an additional $10,000 per 30-day period (capped at $50,000) after IRS notification. The statute of limitations on the entire tax return never begins under IRC 6501(c)(8) until the

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