UBS Settlement Update: What Foreign Bank Account Holders Need to Know to Avoid Civil and Criminal IRS Penalties
Friday, July 31st, 2009UBS has just struck a deal with the US Government to give up 52,000 names of Americans who have Swiss bank accounts. In the upcoming weeks, we can expect to see many guilty tax evaders being charged with heavy IRS penalties as well as innocent account holders who will need to defend themselves. (Read more about the latest UBS settlement.)
It is not uncommon for American businesspeople to hold foreign bank
