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News & Analysis as of May 22, 2013

DOJ Revokes Some Pre-Clearances for Bank Leumi Depositors

by Sanford Millar on 3/11/2013

A recent press release should send a shudder to some voluntary disclosure participants. It should frighten some tax preparers and their clients....more

Survey Results From Hawaii Society of Enrolled Agents -- Part I

by Richard Paul McClellan III on 11/16/2012

The Hawaii Society of Enrolled Agents (HSEA) invited me to give a short presentation on November 16, 2012, about Circular 230 and its interaction with selected audit and collection issues. I passed out a short...more

Ninth Circuit Holds that Dread of Tax Liability Does Not Trigger Duty to Defend

by Sedgwick LLP on 10/23/2012

In Conley v. First Nat’l Ins. Co. of Am., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 20281 (9th Cir., Sept. 27, 2012), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considered whether a lawsuit alleging “anxiety” qualified as “bodily injury” for...more

Miccosukee Indians Sue Own Former Counsel over Tax Advice

by Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax Attorney on 12/5/2011

The Miccosukee Indian tribe has severed their longtime business relationship with their former lawyer, Dexter Lehtinen and has filed a lawsuit against him for malpractice. The tribe members allege that Lehtinen gave them...more

Taxing Times: HMRC set to fine firms £3,000 for "assisting in preparation of incorrect SDLT returns"

by Martin Callan on 9/28/2011

Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) has announced that it intends to start imposing the maximum penalty of £3,000 in respect of online and paper SDLT returns under section 96 of the Finance Act...more

Asset Protection FOR CPAs

by IKE DEVJI on 8/1/2011

One pressing area in which clients are increasingly seeking feedback from their accounting and financial advisory team is Asset Protection. Part of that stewardship is making sure that the growth and savings you are...more

Why Should I make A Voluntary Disclosure, My Money is Not in a Swiss Bank

by Sanford Millar on 2/21/2011

I was asked recently, “why should I make a Voluntary Disclosure when my offshore money is not in a Swiss Bank?” This is a very important question. First, no lawyer admitted in California is going to advise a client to...more

A Privilege, not a Right - Court of Appeal refuses to extend Privilege to Accountants and non-lawyers

by Michael Axe on 12/13/2010

Michael Axe reports on the implications of the English Court of Appeal's decision that confidential communications between clients and their accountants are not protected from disclosure by Legal Professional...more

Our Tax Dollars to Study "Tort Reform" - What About Patient Safety?

by Regan, Zambri & Long, PLLC on 7/29/2010

Massachusetts obtained a $3 million grant to study "alternatives" to a consumer's 7th Amendment right to a jury trial when it comes medical malpractice claims. The grant is part of a U.S. Department of Health and Human...more