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Foreign Bank Account Report Bank Secrecy Act Offshore Banks

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The BSA Civil Penalty Regime: Reckless Conduct Can Produce “Willful” Penalties

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Conduct Performed Without Knowledge Still Can Lead to the Most Serious Penalties - Under the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”), the most onerous civil penalties will be applied for “willful” violations....more

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Manafort Indictment Alleges High-End International Money Laundering and Tax Fraud Involving Offshore Accounts

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As the world now knows, an indictment against Paul Manafort, Jr., a former campaign chairperson for now-President Donald Trump, and Manafort’s associate, Richard Gates III, was unsealed yesterday. ...more

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IRS Seeks Identities of Americans with Undisclosed Belize Bank Accounts

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Americans with secret accounts in Belize should take notice: the government is looking for you. The U.S. Department of Justice on September 15 filed a petition in federal court in Miami seeking permission to issue summonses...more

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June 30, 2015 Filing Deadline Approaches to Report Foreign Financial Accounts

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Individuals and organizations with a financial interest in or signature authority over a foreign financial account, in which the aggregate value of the accounts exceeded $10,000 at any point in 2014, may need to file FinCEN...more

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FBAR Penalty to Face Excessive Fines Clause Test

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Last week, a federal jury in Miami found that Carl Zwerner had willfully failed to disclose his foreign bank account to the Treasury Department for calendar years 2004, 2005 and 2006. Zwerner now potentially owes the United...more

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FBAR Update

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The Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) can no longer be filed on TDF 90-22.1, and must be e-filed on Form 114. This alert summarizes developments involving FBAR e-filing and signature authority. They are...more

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