Estate Planning in the Electronic Age

With the ever-growing  presence of online and electronic documents, records and accounts, it is becoming  essential to keep track of your passwords.   Consumers have had access to military grade cryptography for decades,  and while it offers an amazing level of

For the First Time IRS Issues Information on 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (OVDI) in Hindi Language

In an effort to reach all taxpayers, including those ensnared in the pending HSBC subpoena to disclose customer names of non-resident indian customers with offshore accounts, the IRS has published its OVDI materials in Hindi. मीिडया सम्बन्ध कायार्लय वािशंगटन, डी.सी.

Another U.S. taxpayer with an offshore HSBC bank account pleads guilty

On April 13, 2011, another U.S. taxpayer with an offshore HSBC bank account, Josephine Bhasin (United States v. Bhasin, E.D.N.Y., No. 11-cr-00268-ADS), pled guilty to charges of knowingly filing false tax returns, false amended tax returns, and false FBARs. According