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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

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

by Sanford Millar on 4/15/2013

The Criminal Tax Division of the U.S. Dept of Justice (DOJ)is taking the position that when a taxpayer has “willfully” failed to file a Report of Foreign Bank or Financial Account, an FBAR, and has in addition filed false...more

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

FBAR Penalties and the Reasonable Cause Defense

by Sanford Millar on 2/11/2013

Some taxpayer’s who think that they have properly relied on the advice of professionals and should therefore be able to avoid FBAR penalties need to consider what constitutes “reasonable cause”. First, the reasonable cause...more

Tax Traps Accompany EB-5 Visas

by Sanford Millar on 2/11/2013

EB-5 Visas are sought after investment based pathways to a Green card. An EB-5 Visa is described in Wikipedia as follows...more

New Jersey Businessman With NRI Account Pleads Guilty to Using Offshore Bank Accounts to Defraud the U.S. and Pays $2.37 Million...

by Jay Nanavati | BakerHostetler on 1/15/2013

Sanjay Sethi, a New Jersey businessman, pleaded guilty on January 7, 2013 to using hidden offshore bank accounts to defraud the U.S. in a so-called “Klein conspiracy.”...more

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