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Month: September 2011

HSBC India Customer New Indictment Uncovers More HSBC Details

29 September, 2011

A Wisconsin neurosurgeon was re- indicted by a U.S. grand jury on new charges that he failed to declare an HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) account in India valued in 2009 at $8.7 million.  Arvind Ahuja

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Employee or Contractor?: The IRS’s New Voluntary Classification Settlement Program (VCSP)

28 September, 2011

When the IRS says “voluntary” it can sound scary. The IRS is unlikely to use this word unless the potential liability is serious. The IRS would much rather have you come forward. If you do,

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For Tax Professionals: A Guide to the IRS’s Voluntary Disclosure Practice

19 September, 2011

IRS Commissioner Shulman has invited persons with unreported foreign accounts to come forward and avail themselves of the IRS’s Voluntary Disclosure Practice. That practice is described in the Internal Revenue Manual 9.5.11.9. The Practice has

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IRS Publicizes and Celebrates OVDI Success

16 September, 2011

As expected, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has disclosed that the recently-completed offshore voluntary offshore initiative (OVDI) has pushed the total number of voluntary disclosures up to 30,000 since 2009. The IRS customarily

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With No More Amnesty Program: Explore the IRS’s Traditional Voluntary Disclosure program

14 September, 2011

Even though the deadline for the Internal Revenue Service’s 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative has concluded last week, U.S. taxpayers with undisclosed offshore accounts still have the opportunity to come forward through the IRS’s traditional

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