Democrats Offer Bill to Prevent International Tax Evasion–Taxpayers Can No Longer Use Foreign Bank Accounts to “Hide” Income

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 advisers who help United States residents invest abroad. Foreign institutions that do not comply would be hit with a 30 percent withholding tax on income from their American assets”–according to Associated Press.

This bill is estimated to raise $8.5 billion over the next ten years–an effort by the IRS to cash in on some of the $100 billion per year the government loses to overseas tax evasion.

For American taxpayers and business executives who wish to hold their monies overseas, it’s important to recognize that these foreign banks have been given a choice: either they report their American account holders or they don’t get to access the American capital markets.

Gone are the days where the wealthy can “store” some money away without being discovered for unpaid taxes. The IRS is stepping up its game to heighten international compliance from offshore banks to give up information instead of protecting the privacy of their account holders.

If you have an overseas bank account, it is advisable for you to disclose your foreign funds to the IRS instead of gambling that you will never be discovered. Oftentimes, the IRS penalties on back taxes of foreign funds can equate to almost the full amount in these foreign bank accounts. Don’t wait another day, take control of your financial future by getting tax help now!

Read more about how the new Democratic bill will help strengthen IRS powers for delinquent tax collection.

If you have been caught in IRS crosshairs for not paying taxes on your overseas money, you can still get professional tax help to get a penalty abatement. It’s not too late to save your financial future. Call us today at 1-866-477-7762 for a free consultation or visit our website at www.taxresolution.com

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  1. Tax Help for Offshore Account Holders Pulling Out of Swiss Banks: Don’t Fear the IRS - Get Expert Offshore Tax Evasion Defense | Tax Relief Tips from the Experts at Tax Resolution University Says:
    November 18th, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    [...] 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. [...]

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