Tag Archives: foreign account
HSBC Expected to Disclose Account Holders Names
The IRS has petitioned for a federal court authorization to enable it to obtain information on HSBC Bank’s American account holders using their foreign accounts to evade taxes. Most of these account holders are believed to be Americans of Indian
HSBC Client Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Hide Indian Accounts From IRS
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 the bank. Vaibhav Dahake, 44
IRS’ Takes Legal Action Against Offshore HSBC Indian Accounts
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 legal action comes after the
New Law’s Reporting Requirements Make It Very Likely That the IRS Will Now Know About Your Foreign Account
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
NJ Division of Taxation Offers Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative
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 unreported income from previously sheltered
2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative (OVDI)
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 get current with their taxes.
IRS Targets Non-Resident Indians with HSBC Accounts
HSBC, one of the largest banks international banks in the world, is facing rough time with allegations on its holding bankers being involved with a New Jersey Indian American businessman in hiding his bank accounts in India from the Internal
New voluntary disclosure program for offshore accounts in 2011
The IRS...described the new program as “somewhat similar” to the prior program.