Posts Tagged ‘offshore tax account’

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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Tax Help Alert: Foreign Bank Account Holders Must Practice FBAR Compliance to Stay Out of IRS Trouble

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

The good old days of “safe tax havens” are over.
We saw this last year with the bust of UBS and the thousands of taxpayers who owed unpaid back taxes hidden in Swiss bank accounts. They all paid their dues–in the form of heavy IRS penalties.
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, titled “Sacre-Bleu! The Foreign Account Penalty“, taxpayers are warned against non-compliance with FBAR restrictions. According to the article, “FBAR
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Oregon Man Charged with Tax Evasion and Enters Plea Agreement with IRS

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Javid David Azari, 60, of Portland, Ore., pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion. As part of the plea agreement, Azari agreed to cooperate with the United States regarding the whereabouts of all assets related to income tax evasion.
According to the plea, Azari knew he had unpaid federal income taxes for the years 1997 to 1999, and he attempted to evade payment of those taxes by transferring money out
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