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IRS in discussions with Swiss bank UBS over identification of bank clients suspected of tax evasion

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • Switzerland, USA
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  • August 5 2009

On July 13, a federal judge in Miami granted a joint motion to stay an evidentiary hearing that was to be held as a result of a petition from the United States that the Swiss bank UBS be compelled to disclose the names of 52,000 American clients who were suspected of tax evasion

IRS announces changes to FBAR rules

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 21 2011

The Internal Revenue Service announced on June 16, 2011, that individuals with signature authority over (but no financial interest in) foreign financial accounts during the 2010 calendar year must file an annual report on Treasury Form TD F 90-22.1 (Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, or “FBAR”) by the regular June 30, 2011, deadline

First FBAR, now FATCA: new information reporting requirements for U.S. taxpayers with foreign financial assets

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 9 2012

U.S. citizens, resident aliens and certain non-resident aliens who held “specified foreign financial assets” at any point during 2011 may be required to file IRS Form 8938 (Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets) with their 2011 U.S. federal income tax returns

FBAR update: extended deadlines, e-filing option and new IRS form 8938

  • Foley Hoag LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • June 15 2012

Every U.S. person with a financial interest in, or signature or other authority over, any financial account outside the U.S. must file an annual report on Treasury Form TD F 90-22.1 (Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, commonly known as an “FBAR”) if the aggregate value of all such accounts exceeds 10,000 USD at any time during the calendar year

IRS and US Treasury release proposed regulations under FATCA

  • Foley Hoag LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 24 2012

On February 8, 2012, the IRS and US Treasury released 389 pages of proposed regulations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which was enacted for the purpose of combating offshore tax evasion