Tax Law, Finance & Banking, Criminal Law

The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program: A Brief History And Overview Of The Complexities Involved In Disclosing Foreign Assets

by CMCP - California Minority Counsel Program on 5/22/2013

The IRS and the Justice Department have increased their efforts regarding criminal investigation of international tax evasion. ...more

International Tax Compliance Update: Florida Couple Indicted for Failing to Report Offshore Bank Accounts as IRS Continues...

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 5/22/2013

In line with our recent coverage of the Internal Revenue Service’s initiatives to pursue illegal offshore tax havens, on May 16, 2013 a Florida couple – Drs. David Leon Fredrick and Patricia Lynn Hough – was indicted by a...more

Indian American Neurosurgeon Sentenced to Probation for Unreported Offshore Bank Accounts

by Jay Nanavati | BakerHostetler on 5/21/2013

On February 1, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin sentenced Arvind Ahuja, a Milwaukee neurosurgeon, to serve three years of probation and to pay a fine of $350,000 following his conviction by...more

Supreme Court Settles Fifth Amendment Required Records Issue in Context of Offshore Bank Accounts

by Jay Nanavati | BakerHostetler on 5/21/2013

On May 13, 2013, the Supreme Court denied a taxpayer’s petition for certiorari regarding the Seventh Circuit’s August 27, 2012, decision applying the Required Records Exception to override the taxpayer’s Fifth Amendment...more

Tax Compliance Update: IRS Aggressively Pursues Foreign Banks; Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program to Remain Open Indefinitely

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 5/15/2013

In our most recent discussion of the IRS’s Offshore Enforcement Initiatives, we discussed the John Doe Summons recently issued by the U.S. Department of Justice to Wells Fargo seeking information about First Caribbean...more

IRS Announces Information Sharing Agreement With Australia And The UK To Combat Tax Evasion

by David Gair | Looper Reed & McGraw, P.C. on 5/13/2013

The IRS continues to aggressively pursue offshore tax evasion. Another example of which is plan to share tax information with Australia and the United Kingdom....more

IRS Issues “John Doe Summons” to Wells Fargo Seeking Identities of U.S. Taxpayers with Offshore Accounts at First Caribbean...

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 5/9/2013

Introduction - On April 30, 2013, the United States Department of Justice issued a “John Doe Internal Revenue Code” summons to Wells Fargo Bank, as a provider of correspondent bank services for Canadian Imperial Bank...more

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The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program: A Brief History And Overview Of The Complexities Involved In Disclosing Foreign Assets

International Tax Compliance Update: Florida Couple Indicted for Failing to Report Offshore Bank Accounts as IRS Continues...

Indian American Neurosurgeon Sentenced to Probation for Unreported Offshore Bank Accounts

Supreme Court Settles Fifth Amendment Required Records Issue in Context of Offshore Bank Accounts

Tax Compliance Update: IRS Aggressively Pursues Foreign Banks; Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program to Remain Open Indefinitely

IRS Announces Information Sharing Agreement With Australia And The UK To Combat Tax Evasion

IRS Issues “John Doe Summons” to Wells Fargo Seeking Identities of U.S. Taxpayers with Offshore Accounts at First Caribbean...

OVDI Pre-Clearance Letters And Their Revocability

Grand Jury Indicts Swiss Lawyer and Banker in Tax Evasion Scheme

Bank Leumi Snafu Jeopardizes DOJ-IRS Offshore Enforcement Initiatives

Unusual Results In Offshore Account Case

Reasonable Cause Explained

D.Lgs. 231/2001 - Aggiornamento Normativo E Giurisprudenziale

OVDP or 50% FBAR Willfulness Penalty; It is Your Choice

Argentina Seeks Access to Financial Information on Nationals

The 50% FBAR Penalty, Are you at Risk?

A Compilation of Enforcement and Non-Enforcement Actions - March 29, 2013

US Court Orders Wegelin to Pay a Total Penalty of $74 Million

Third Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Tax Court Decision on CARDS Tax Shelter

Ernst & Young to Pay $123 Million to Resolve Federal Tax Shelter Fraud Investigation

DOJ Revokes Some Pre-Clearances for Bank Leumi Depositors

FinCEN Reminds Institutions About Tax Refund Fraud And SAR Filing

FATCA And Voluntary Disclosure

FinCEN Issues Advisory to Financial Institutions: Update on Tax Refund Fraud and Related Identity Theft

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Sustains Required Records Exception to the Fifth Amendment

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