THE LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT S. STEINBERG, P.A.

Many non-residents or U.S. tax residents holding a passport of another country worry about the U.S. government sharing information about their U.S. financial activities with their home country. Solomon Juan Marcos Villarreal...

O’Neil v. Commissioner T.C. Memo 2012-339 is a good innocent spouse case to read. Without going into all of the dreary details, the bottom line is that the parties were married and then divorced. While they were estranged...

August has been a busy month for weaving tighter the growing web of international snares laid for catching offshore tax evaders. On August 13, the U.S. and Cayman Islands announced agreement on a Model 1 Intergovernmental...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued its Final Notice requiring the electronic filing of most Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports by July 1, 2012. The mandated reports filed by financial institutions...

FILING BANKRUPTCY BEFORE SEEKING INNOCENT SPOUSE RELIEF ON IRS CLAIM ENDS IN DISMISSAL OF BANKRUPCY CASE AT REQUEST OF DEBTOR Pearl Dwek filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 13. Before the Court had confirmed her plan, she...