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    Israeli Banks May Be Target of U.S. Tax Evasion Case post image

    Israeli Banks May Be Target of U.S. Tax Evasion Case

    The U.S. has entered into agreements with several countries to help curb the incidence of tax law violations on the part of Americans. While many foreign banks have admitted to facilitating Americans in hiding income, the U.S. government may soon set its sights on two Israeli banks for complicity in tax evasion. Zvi Sperling, an […]

    Author: James F. McDonough

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    Facebook Helps IRS Catch Violations of Tax Law post image

    Facebook Helps IRS Catch Violations of Tax Law

    The Internal Revenue Service is pulling out all the stops to detect and prosecute Americans who violate tax law, and social media is helping the agency catch many criminals in their tracks. Many people are implicated in crimes due to information they post on social media websites, and one woman who committed tax fraud has […]

    Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

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    Mary J. Blige Faces Tax Lien on New Jersey Mansion post image

    Mary J. Blige Faces Tax Lien on New Jersey Mansion

    Grammy winner and R&B artist Mary J. Blige is facing a host of financial issues that recently culminated in a $900,000 tax lien being placed on her home. The state of New Jersey imposed the lien on Blige’s 18,250-square-foot mansion in Saddle River after Blige violated tax law by failing to pay back taxes. She bought the home […]

    Author: James F. McDonough

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    Court Rules UBS Owes No Money to "Tax Cheats" post image

    Court Rules UBS Owes No Money to "Tax Cheats"

    UBS will not be required to pay damages to U.S. clients who were caught for tax law violations and forced to pay back taxes, interest, and penalties to the Internal Revenue Service. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago handed down the ruling, and scolded the “tax cheats” for seeking recovery in the “travesty” […]

    Author: James F. McDonough

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    Government Issues Final Rules on FATCA post image

    Government Issues Final Rules on FATCA

    Foreign financial institutions that shelter Americans’ offshore funds will now be required to comply with the final rules on FATCA issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service. The federal officials announced that they have finalized regulations relating to U.S. tax law compliance and offshore accounts. The groups said that many […]

    Author: James F. McDonough

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    Oldest Swiss Bank to Close After Pleading Guilty to Helping U.S. Clients Evade Taxes post image

    Oldest Swiss Bank to Close After Pleading Guilty to Helping U.S. Clients Evade Taxes

    Wegelin and Co., the oldest bank in Switzerland, will soon shut its doors following a guilty admission for helping American clients evade U.S. tax law by hiding more than a billion dollars in income from the Internal Revenue Service. Otto Bruderer, an official at the 270-year-old Swiss institution, entered the guilty plea on the bank’s […]

    Author: James F. McDonough

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    Judge Authorizes IRS to Seek Bank Records From UBS post image

    Judge Authorizes IRS to Seek Bank Records From UBS

    The IRS  is within its rights to request financial records from UBS of U.S. taxpayers suspected of hiding their income in accounts with Swiss bank Wegelin, a court ruled. U.S. District Judge William Pauley granted the Internal Revenue Service a motion to issue a “John Doe” summons – which requests information about possible tax fraud committed by individuals […]

    Author: James F. McDonough

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    South Carolina Lawmaker Found Guilty of Tax Evasion post image

    South Carolina Lawmaker Found Guilty of Tax Evasion

    Found Guilty of Tax Evasion A South Carolina state legislator was found guilty of misdemeanor tax evasion, but will face no jail time. Representative Kris Crawford was charged with failing to file tax returns from 2004 and 2007 in a timely manner. His 2004 taxes were filed in 2007, his 2004 and 2005 taxes were […]

    Author: Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC

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    Advisory Panel Urges IRS to Combat Identity Theft in its Tax Fraud Efforts post image

    Advisory Panel Urges IRS to Combat Identity Theft in its Tax Fraud Efforts

    Combat Identity Theft The Internal Revenue Service has funneled a significant amount of resources toward combating tax law violations. However, some argue that the federal agency is not paying equal attention to another important crime that is connected to tax fraud. The IRS Advisory Council’s 2012 annual report offers up several suggestions, including a recommendation […]

    Author: Frank L. Brunetti

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    Tax Agency Owner Pleads Guilty to Multi-State Tax Fraud Crimes post image

    Tax Agency Owner Pleads Guilty to Multi-State Tax Fraud Crimes

    Tax Fraud Crimes The owner of a popular tax agency plead guilty in a federal court to several tax Fraud violations that were carried out in several offices across Alabama and Georgia. Bruce King, owner and operator of tax preparation agency Premier Tax, plead guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States and filing false […]

    Author: Frank L. Brunetti

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    Treasury Department Works With More Than 50 Jurisdictions to Stem Tax Evasion post image

    Treasury Department Works With More Than 50 Jurisdictions to Stem Tax Evasion

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury is extending its reach beyond U.S. shores to detect and prosecute Americans who violate federal tax law by failing to report and pay taxable income. The federal agency announced that is currently engaging with more than 50 countries and jurisdictions to boost international tax compliance and strengthen the provisions […]

    Author: James F. McDonough

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    Former UBS Banker Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion Charges post image

    Former UBS Banker Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion Charges

    An ex-Swiss banker pleaded guilty to charges of helping wealthy American customers evade federal income taxes, shedding more light on the ongoing crackdown of many foreign banks and their practices. Christos Bagios, formerly employed by Swiss banking giant UBS and the Credit Suisse Group, was accused of helping Americans evade millions of dollars in taxes […]

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