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Supreme Court settles Fifth Amendment required records issue in context of offshore bank accounts

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 21 2013

On May 13, 2013, the Supreme Court denied a taxpayer's petition for certiorari regarding the Seventh Circuit's August 27, 2012, decision applying the

Government runs its record to 4-0 in compelling production of records of offshore bank accounts

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 21 2013

On February 7, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit joined "the three of our sister circuits that have considered the same issue

Indian American neurosurgeon sentenced to probation for unreported offshore bank accounts

  • Baker & Hostetler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 21 2013

On February 1, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin sentenced Arvind Ahuja, a Milwaukee neurosurgeon, to serve three

Recent trial victory provides important guidance for Ohio trustees

  • Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 20 2013

National City Bank, which is now a part of PNC Bank, National Association, had been the trustee of an irrevocable trust for over 50 years. The primary

Grand jury indicts Swiss lawyer and banker in tax evasion scheme

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 26 2013

A New York federal grand jury recently indicted a Swiss lawyer and bank executive for their roles in allegedly assisting US citizens with hiding

What matters: A review of 2011 and 2012

  • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 1 2013

As you know, the last two years have seen a somewhat improved, but by no means robust, business climate. At the same time, structural shifts in the

Required records, the act of production and secret offshore accounts

  • Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 27 2013

The Fifth Amendment dictates that no person "shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." While most non-lawyers (and

EBTs - loans

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 30 2012

The recent case of Murray Group Holdings Limited v HMRC TC 2372 concerned the tax implications of a loan to an employee from an employee benefit trust

In Re: Grand Jury Subpoena, 5th Cir., No. 11-20750 (09212012)

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 15 2012

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court's denial of the government's motion to compel production of foreign bank account records required to be kept under Treasury Department regulations by the target of a grand jury investigation (the "witness"

On the right terms - Shah v HSBC is a timely reminder to check standard terms and conditions

  • Ogier
  • -
  • Guernsey, Jersey, United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 23 2012

The recent English High Court decision in Shah v HSBC Private Bank 2012 highlights again the need for banks and trust companies to be aware when they may refuse to transfer cash or assets where there is a suspicion of money laundering