The IRS crackdown on foreign bank account holders has been highly effective in getting more tax evaders to come forward. News reports have shown that the number of people who voluntarily disclosed their foreign bank accounts before October 15th have been higher than other responses to any prior IRS initiatives.
The large number of voluntarily disclosures means billions of incoming revenues to the IRS in the next ten to twenty years
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The latest IRS step-up in tax collection crackdown has some 14,700 wealthy Americans shaking in their chairs. The IRS reports that it has been seeing an “unprecedented” number of Americans who have come forward before the October 15th amnesty deadline. Offshore account holders who voluntarily disclose their unpaid back taxes on foreign funds by this deadline are able to receive reduced IRS penalties.
For those who did not make the deadline
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Ever since the latest IRS crackdown on American offshore bank account holders, Swiss banks such as Julius Baer Group has reported losses in financial assets due to scared Americans who are withdrawing their money. This latest news shows that the IRS has successfully struck fear among Americans who up until recently, have been able to evade taxes with offshore bank accounts.
According to the NYTimes, “shares in Julius Baer fell 2.78
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We provide offshore tax evasion defense for clients who have been targeted by the IRS. And I’ve heard on many occasions that it’s difficult to find reliable offshore tax resolution information on the Internet. So we’ve added a new tax help resource devoted to IRS offshore tax settlements to to further help people with overseas accounts by educating them on their options for tax relief.
Each year, the government racks up
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Some people are just straight up tax cheats.  The Wyoming man in the story below blatantly evaded his taxes doing things such as underreporting income and filing false tax returns.  Subsequently he was sentenced to prison time and left with a hefty fine - all of which he deserves.  For those who find themselves in tax debt, not because they were purposely cheating on taxes but because of other extraordinary
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If you are a self-employed independent contractor, you need to know that the tax clock is ticking and you’re in danger of letting serious income tax relief money slip through your fingers. If you’re not careful, you could also make some common self-employed independent contractor income tax mistakes that will mean you’ll owe back taxes on your 2009 income tax return.
If you’re a freelance self-employed professional, the most important thing
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In this current economy where the unemployment rate is still climbing, millions of taxpayers like you are setting up shop in their homes to provide services as self-employed independent contractors. Whether your new self-employment status is a temporary measure or part of your long-term plan to fortune and glory, there are tax dangers (plus surprisingly lucrative income tax relief) that you should pay attention to.
One of the top priorities for
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Many taxpayers are not aware of the Statue of Limitations that the IRS must abide by when collecting taxes. The date of your initial IRS assessment marks the beginning of your ten-year Statue of Limitations with the IRS. This statue allows taxpayers to be freed from their entire outstanding back taxes debt obligations if the IRS fails to collect all of the remaining debt by the end of the ten
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If you are being accused of failure to file taxes by the IRS but you have reasonable cause to fight the charges, you will need to provide concrete evidence to substantiate your claim. With IRS audits on the rise due to stricter enforcement, it is wise to keep important records that may later help you prove your innocence to the IRS.
Without strong evidence, it is highly unlikely that you will
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On Tuesday Madoff’s long-time accountant, David G. Friehling, pleaded guilty in the criminal investigation of the 20-year “Ponzi Scheme” that lost investors a total of $21.1 billion in cash.
According to the New York Times, “Mr. Friehling also pleaded guilty to three counts of obstructing the administration of the federal tax laws - charges added within the last five days to the government’s original complaint.”
This recent development shines light that may
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In certain cases when a married couple with an installment agreement cannot pay off the full amount, the IRS Chief Counsel can sometimes recommend that the IRS accepts the assignment of death benefits if one of the taxpayers dies.
In a recent case, one spouse of a married couple died before the installment agreement ended. The IRS wanted to seize all assets of the taxpayer covered by the agreement but was
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Earlier this week, Democrats offered a bill that will strengthen the IRS’s ability to crack down on tax cheats who “hide” their full income by using foreign bank accounts.
Following the latest UBS deal that brought 7,500 Americans forward who had previously concealed their foreign bank accounts from the IRS, this new bill “would impose new reporting requirements on foreign financial institutions doing business in the United States, and on American
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Tax problems are tough to deal with–especially when the economy is not looking good. While it may be difficult to talk about your tax problems, it’s important for you to know that there are many taxpayers just like you who have resolved their overwhelming IRS debt by seeking professional tax help.
There are many reasons why taxpayers procrastinate on resolving their tax problems. Oftentimes, it can be easy to get paralyzed
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While the IRS is still busy sifting through some 7,500 names of Americans who disclosed their foreign bank accounts before the amnesty deadline earlier this month, Uncle Sam is already focusing its resources on catching other wealthy people who may have been evading taxes through other creative means aside from using foreign bank accounts.
This latest IRS reorganization program is lead by the “Global High Wealth Industry Group,” which will will
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On Friday, the first American was prosecuted in a UBS tax case and sentenced to house arrest after admitting he concealed about $6 million in assets from the IRS.
Americans who missed the October 15th deadline for tax amnesty can still reduce severe IRS penalties for offshore accounts (including FBAR penalties that can amount to 200-300% of the asset value of the account!) Account holders need to get expert tax help
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