No tax = No Passport?
The United States Senate has passed a provision in proposed legislation that would allow the State Department to deny, limit or revoke passports to citizens with “seriously” delinquent taxes. The passport provision is part of
New IRS Form 8938 Statement of Foreign Financial Assets is causing significant confusion
As anticipated, IRS Form 8938 Statement of Foreign Financial Assets is causing significant confusion among taxpayers attempting to complete these Forms for filing. Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, is a new reporting
IRS Form 8938 and the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP)
The announcement by the IRS of the opening of the new Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) on January 9, 2012 came as a surprise to most tax practitioners, especially since the 2011 OVDI just ended
Analysis of the new 2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP)
Yesterday the Internal Revenue Service opened its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) to encourage more taxpayers with assets in undeclared foreign bank accounts to come forward. While the OVDP was not expected by most tax
IRS Announces New 2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP)
The Internal Revenue Service today reopened the offshore voluntary disclosure program to help people hiding offshore accounts get current with their taxes. The IRS reopened the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) following continued strong interest
Beware: IRS Form 8938 Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets
Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, is a new reporting form. Form 8938 will be used to report certain foreign financial assets as required as part of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment
Another Bank Discloses Accountholders: Credit Suisse to Turn Over U.S. Account Data
Earlier this month Credit Suisse Group AG, Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, told U.S. clients it is giving confidential client account data to the Swiss tax authorities, who will decide whether to disclose it to the Internal
What if You Missed the OVDI Deadline?
Although the OVDI program has expired, a U.S. taxpayer can still make a voluntary disclosure of foreign accounts pursuant to the IRS’s general voluntary disclosure policy. For over 50 years, the IRS has maintained a
HSBC India Customer New Indictment Uncovers More HSBC Details
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
IRS Publicizes and Celebrates OVDI Success
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
With No More Amnesty Program: Explore the IRS’s Traditional Voluntary Disclosure program
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
New Extended Deadline for OVDI
Last week, late on Friday afternoon, August 26, 2011, the IRS issued a statement indicating that the due date for filing 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (OVDI) requests has been extended until September 9, 2011,