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How Does the IRS Define Willfulness in Unreported or Under-reported Offshore Income

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How does the IRS define willfulness in unreported or under-reported offshore income?  What actions help determine whether a U.S. taxpayer's actions amount to "willful or non-willful" conduct?  Why should U.S. taxpayers be...more

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What is the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program?

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What is the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and who is it designed to help? What are the guidelines for voluntary disclosure to the IRS and who is eligible to apply? The IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure...more

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IRS Announces End to Foreign Bank Account Disclosure Program: What Can You Do Now If You Still Have Unreported Foreign Bank...

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The IRS recently announced it will be shutting down its successful Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) for unreported foreign bank accounts and income. The program will end September 28, 2018. Under the OVDP, first...more

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Paradise Papers: The Latest Offshore Leak

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Hackers leaked approximately 13.4 million confidential client documents from Appleby, Estera, and Asiaciti Trust to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists....more

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¿Sabe usted por qué y cómo entrar en el Programa de Divulgación Voluntaria de Cuentas en el Extranjero (OVDP)?

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A través del Programa de Divulgación Voluntaria de Cuentas en el Extranjero (OVDP – Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program), el IRS permite a los Contribuyentes que no están en cumplimiento intentionalmente revelar las cuentas...more

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Do you know why and how to make an Offshore Voluntary Disclosure?

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Through its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP), IRS permits noncompliant taxpayers to disclose Willfully unreported offshore accounts and related income. The “key” word for OVDP is Willful. Unlike the Streamlined...more

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Justice Department Announces That Three More Swiss Banks Reach Agreements Over Tax Evasion Claims

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On July 30, 2015, the Justice Department’s Tax Division announced that three more Swiss banks — PKB Privatbank AG, Falcon Private Bank AG and Credito Privato Commerciale in liquidazione SA (CPC) – have cut deals with the U.S....more

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IRS Rules that Mexican Fideicomisos or Land Trusts are not Trusts for U.S. Tax Purposes

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On June 6, 2013, the IRS released Revenue Ruling 2013-14, which holds that Mexican fideicomisos or Land Trusts are not trusts for U.S. tax purposes. “Fideicomisos have been an issue in the offshore disclosure world for quite...more

CMCP - California Minority Counsel Program

The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program: A Brief History And Overview Of The Complexities Involved In Disclosing Foreign Assets

The IRS and the Justice Department have increased their efforts regarding criminal investigation of international tax evasion. ...more

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