Government Report Advises IRS to Increase Awareness of Offshore Account Rules to Help Immigrants
The Internal Revenue Service’s four amnesty programs for those who have undeclared offshore accounts have resulted in more than 39,000 disclosures by taxpayers and more than $5.5 billion in revenues as of December 2012. A report Friday by the Government
COURT AUTHORIZES SERVICE OF JOHN DOE SUMMONS SEEKING THE IDENTITIES OF U.S. TAXPAYERS WITH OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS AT CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL BANK
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Quiet or Silent Disclosure Commentary from the Government Accountability Office
The recent report from a government watchdog agency called the Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows how well the IRS attack on offshore tax evasion is coming. The GAO makes recommendations to the IRS, and the IRS pays attention. Those recommendations could put some taxpayers
HSBC customer Josephine Bhasin Criminal Sentencing Very Light
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Silent Disclosure: The Qualified Amended Return (QAR)
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Another Local New Jersey client of HSBC India Pleads Guilty
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How to Defend Against FBAR Penalties
Following the IRS’ successful 2009 and 2011 offshore voluntary compliance initiatives, tax professionals should expect an increase in IRS examination activity of taxpayers who did not enter into these compliance initiatives. Approximately 30,000 taxpayers entered into the initiatives. There are
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