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

One oddity about the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) is that the FBAR years included in the criminal and reduced penalty partial-amnesty period are geared to one’s income tax filings.  (IRS OVDP FAQ 9) Thus,...

Recent developments have turned up the heat on offshore tax holders who have or have had unreported bank accounts in Switzerland: On August 29, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Swiss Federal Department of...

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...

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...

Tax cheats holding unreported offshore money in Singapore’s huge financial center will soon either sing no more or sing a sadder tune. For as many Swiss banking clients were dumped by their bankers facing a new stricter...