New Much-Needed Guidance for Non-Willful FBAR violations
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service released interim guidance (SBSE-04-0515-0025) on foreign bank account report (FBAR) (also known as FinCen 114) penalties to improve the administration of the FBAR compliance program. The guidance contains amendments to the Internal Revenue Manual (IRM),
Beware of U.S. tax consequences to a foreign trust with a U.S. beneficiary
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The Tax Issues of Expatriation
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IRS expands use of Subpeonas
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is planning to broaden the use of subpoenas of documents in cases where the name of a taxpayer under investigation is not known. The so-called John Doe summonses were a breakthrough for the IRS in
Another Taxpayer Found Guilty of Failure to File FBARs and Report Foreign Income
Raju Mukhi of St. Louis MO was indicted last year for his alleged failure to file a report to the IRS on his foreign financial accounts and for filing false tax returns. United States citizens are required to report income
Helpful Non-willful FBAR penalty case decided by court
For the first time, in the case of James Moore, Plaintiff v. United States of America, Defendant (James Moore v. U.S. Case 2:13-cv-02063-RAJ filed 4/1/15), we finally get a look at some non-willful FBAR penalty litigation. The US district court
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