In United States v. Williams, (2012), the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court’s holding that Williams’ failure to file an FBAR that was due June 30, 2001 was a non-willful failure to file because...
Category: TAX
NEW PHONE IRS IMPERSONATOR SCAM REVEALED BY TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION
March 20, 2014
TIGTA PRESS RELEASE 2014 – 03 is reproduced below in its entirety. TIGTA Warns of “Largest Ever” Phone Fraud Scam Targeting Taxpayers WASHINGTON — The Treasury Inspector General for Taxpayer Administration (TIGTA)...
RESIDENCE OF PARTICIPANTS IN 2009 OVDP AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES IN WHICH DISCLOSED FINACIAL ACCOUNTS WERE LOCATED
February 21, 2014
On January 6, 2014 the U.S. Government Account Office (GAO) reported to Senator Carl Levin, Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, certain information...
106 SWISS BANKS AGREE TO NAME NAMES OF US DEPOSITORS
February 7, 2014
My post of September 6, 2013, “Heat on Offshore Tax Evaders Turned up: DOJ Offers Swiss Government Sanctioned Deal to Smaller Swiss Banks,” described in some detail the Swiss Bank Settlement Program (SBSP) under which...
The Wall Street Journal reported today (“Credit Swiss Nears Tax-Cheat Deal,” by John Letzing, Francesco Guerrera and David Enrich) ) that Credit Swiss, Switzerland’s second largest bank, is said to be in serious...