Posts Tagged ‘Wall Street Journal’

Tax Relief News: How Paying For a Tax Pro Can Save Your Business Money

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

I came across a recent Wall Street Journal article on why paying for a tax professional for tax prep is a good idea. According to the article, many small business owners are cutting costs by doing tax returns themselves. However, the downfall comes in the enormous amount of time spent on these tax forms due to a general lack of understanding of the complex tax code–which could result in overpaying
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IRS Relief News: 5 More Charged For UBS Tax Evasion

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

In the latest news about tax evasion charges for UBS account holders, five more has just been found guilty for hiding funds overseas.
According to Wall Street Journal, “A number of UBS clients have agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges for failing to report funds held overseas or by overseas entities.”
In many cases, people who know they are facing tax evasion charges will plead guilty for a lesser penalty than
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Tax Help Options For Overseas Tax Evasion as UBS Pushes For Swiss-US Deal

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Taxpayers with foreign funds may have felt the heat back last summer when UBS struck a deal with the US government to release some 4,500 names of American bank account holders to the IRS. That frenzy may seem far back in the past now but this wave of aggressive tax evasion crackdown is nowhere near over.
Recently, Wall Street Journal reported that UBS is increasing its lobbying efforts for the Swiss government
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