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Could an Upcoming Supreme Court Case Significantly Change US Tax Law?

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Could a Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) case significantly change US tax law? We are closely watching the developments in Moore v United States as it carries significant issues regarding “realized” versus...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Supreme Court Hands Taxpayers a Victory in FBAR Penalty Case

Taxpayers recently won a significant victory at the Supreme Court in a penalty case involving a non-willful failure to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (“FBAR”) under the Bank Secrecy Act (the “BSA”)....more

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Major Win For Taxpayers: SCOTUS Limits FBAR Penalties to Per Report Not Per Financial Account

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After years of litigation, the United States Supreme Court, in Bittner v. United States, 598 U.S. ____ (2023), determined that the penalty for a non-willful failure to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts...more

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Per-Account or Per-Form Penalty?

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Key Takeaways: ..The law regarding computation of FBAR penalties is unclear. ..The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case to settle a conflict among the circuit courts. ..Until the Supreme Court...more

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

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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

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