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EL FATCA “Loophole” Traerá Más Acciones De Cumplimiento

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Después de una investigación de un año, el Comité de Finanzas del Senado de los EE. UU. investigó una escapatoria (FATCA Loophole) y entregó un Reporte de investigación titulado “The Shell Bank Loophole” que expone un esquema...more

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Two More Banks Reach Resolutions Under Justice Department’s Swiss Bank Program

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On June 3, 2015, the Justice Department announced that two more Swiss banks, Rothschild Bank AG and Banca Credinvest SA, reached resolutions under the DOJ Swiss Bank Program. Yesterday’s announcement brings the total Swiss...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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Release of Names With Interests in Offshore Entities: Ramifications

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A database containing the names of more than 37,000 people with offshore entities and trusts in 10 tax haven jurisdictions was recently released online, providing a powerful investigative tool for regulators, journalists and...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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FBAR E-Filing and Signature Authority: What You Need to Know

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Much has been written about the IRS's dogged pursuit of taxpayers with unreported foreign accounts. These accounts are reported on the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) when a taxpayer has a financial...more

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Swiss Banks to Receive No Credit for Customers Who Entered OVDP without Banks' Encouragement

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Tax Analysts Tax Notes reports that Kathryn Keneally, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department Tax Division, said that Swiss banks that enter the IRS’s newly-offered program will receive no credit for customers...more

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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Hiding Inheritance in Swiss Account

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Tax Analysts Tax Notes is reporting that HENRY SEGGERMAN pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to charges related to his participation in a scheme with family members to hide in secret Swiss bank accounts, and not...more

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California Man Pleads Guilty to Hiding Money in Israeli Banks

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Tax Analysts Tax Notes is reporting that Aaron Cohen of Encino, Calif., pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to conspiracy to defraud the United States....more

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