The IRS received a budget increase from President Obama and congress to help with tax compliance earlier this year. The IRS is using those funds wisely.

A couple days ago, the IRS extended their deadline for taxpayers with hidden offshore accounts to voluntarily come forward and report any account over $10k. This pushed back the deadline from September 23rd to October 15th, 2009. Remember, as a US taxpayer you need to file a tax return and report income whether working abroad, or if you own foreign equities or stock.