An Indian-American businessman on Tuesday pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud US tax authorities by hiding his bank accounts in HSBC India, a case which has led the IRS to probe NRIs holding accounts in
Hiding income in offshore accounts, identity theft, return preparer fraud, and filing false or misleading tax forms top the annual list of “dirty dozen” tax scams in 2011, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. “The
Foreign bank account reports (FBARs) for 2010 are due on June 30, 2011 (and no extension is available). Recent guidance provides insight into who is required to file an FBAR and what is considered to
Last week the U.S. Justice Department asked a federal district court in San Francisco to force HSBC USA to disclose the names of their U.S. customers suspected of having secret bank accounts in India. The
If, after conducting the audit, a taxpayer and revenue agent cannot come to an agreement, the agent will prepare and submit to the taxpayer a preliminary notice of deficiency, or “30-day letter.” The 30-day letter is
The New Jersey Division of Taxation recently announced that it will implement new procedures for taxpayers to obtain letter rulings. Similar to letter rulings issued by the Internal Revenue Service with regard to federal tax
you should assume that the IRS will eventually be informed of your foreign account, and criminal prosecution for non-disclosure and non-reporting will likely follow
The Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) was originally enacted in 1970 to help detect and prevent money laundering. The BSA requires reporting for a calendar year called a “Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts” (Form
The Praxair (Praxair Technology, Inc. v. Director, Div. of Taxation, N.J. App. Div., Docket No. 4-6262-06T3 (Sept. 1, 2010) case involved a taxpayer that received its assessment prior to the start of amnesty. If you
The New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Taxation announced today that it will offer a Second Voluntary Compliance program to complement the Internal Revenue Service Second Special Voluntary Disclosure Initiative to identify assets and
We have reviewed the new 2011 OVDI FAQs and noticed that the Service has refined and streamlined the voluntary disclosure process. Our firm prepared dozens of voluntary disclosure applications in 2009 and the new 2011
On February 8, 2011, the IRS announced the 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (OVDI), designed to bring offshore money back into the U.S. tax system and help people with undisclosed income from hidden offshore accounts
