Posts Tagged ‘offshore bank accounts’

Offshore Account Cheats Seek Dismissal of U.S. Indictment

Monday, November 28th, 2011

In recent Credit Sussie news, the Swiss bank accused of aiding Americans in cheating taxes with offshore accounts is seeking a dismissal of their indictment by the Justice Department.
In an article by David Voreacos titled Credit Sussie Bankers Said to Seek Dismissal of U.S. Indictment on Bloomberg, Voresacos discusses the bank’s current predicament and the chances of a dismissal of the indictment. According to the article, Credit Sussie is cooperating
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Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative Extended to Sept 9

Monday, August 29th, 2011

IRS.gov issued an extension to the 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative.  The original August 31, 2011 has been extended to September 9th, 2011.
The extension is to give more time due to the impact of Hurricane Irene.  This gives delinquent taxpayers with undisclosed offshore bank accounts extra time to disclose their assets to the IRS.
There is no better time than now to get on this.  FBAR and Offshore Account Disclosure is
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Tax Resolution Topic: How to File Foreign Bank Reports

Monday, May 16th, 2011

There was a recent article on Wall Street Journal’s Smart Money site on May 13th on How to File Foreign Bank Reports.  I am happy to see large-profile publishers like WSJ and Smart Money talking about this because offshore account disclosure is a must for consumers.  Hiding funds in offshore accounts without declaring can result in criminal prosecution, and/or IRS penalties.
If you have funds that have not been declared and
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Need For Tax Resolution Grows as IRS Gets 5,000 New Employees to Catch Tax Cheats in 2012

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

President Obama has decided to give the IRS an extra $1.1 billion in the 2012 budget to create an additional 5,000 jobs for the IRS to go after tax delinquents.
According to a recent Bloomberg article, this increase in the budget to $13.3 billion will allow the IRS to focus on fighting tax evasion and to seek out fraudulent tax preparers.
Furthermore, almost half of the increase ($460 million) would support the
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Tax Help For Offshore Account Holders as Swiss Government Seeks to Salvage UBS Agreement

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Taxpayers with foreign bank accounts must stay on top of the game when it comes to paying taxes and disclosing foreign funds.
If you have undisclosed foreign funds or if you have accumulated back taxes on your overseas money, now is the time to seek tax help from a tax attorney or Certified Tax Resolution Specialist to resolve your IRS problems before they become any worse.
Due to the severe nature of
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IRS Tax Help From Tax Expert: What Individuals and Businesses Need to Know to Avoid Tax Problems

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Many taxpayers facing the tough year of 2009 may find themselves unable to pay their full taxes in 2010 or unsure about how to resolve the back taxes that they already owe. This is why it’s a pleasure for me to sit down with people like Scott Mason of KROQ to share some free tax help advice to listeners.
Right now we are seeing some real desperate situations where many people
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Owe Back Taxes Overseas? Beware as IRS Targets Average Joes in Continuing Offshore Bank Sting

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

You don’t have to be a wealthy jet-setter to get caught in the IRS crosshairs – especially as they are aggressively going after million in back taxes from undisclosed fund in foreign bank accounts.
My associate Brian Compton is one of the nation’s leading offshore tax evasion defense experts. He was recently interviewed by Joe Mont for an article in The Street.com, Overseas Bank Sting Ensnares Average Joes. That’s right- NO
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Offshore Bank Account Holders Must Act Now to Get Expert Tax Help: Don’t Wait for the IRS to Come After You!

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

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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IRS to Give Offshore Tax Evasion Cases ‘Priority Treatment’

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Internal documents reveal IRS has made offshore tax evasion its highest-priority target; investigators will focus on unreported income
By Michael Rozbruch
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The memo sent to examination staff of the Internal Revenue Service was clear.
Investigators should make sure offshore tax cases “receive priority treatment.”
Indeed, internal documents released by the tax-collecting agency, coupled with public comments from IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman, leave little doubt the government will focus the brunt of its enforcement efforts
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