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FBAR filing deadline June 30 some relief granted for prior year FBAR filings
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- June 17 2011
This advisory reminds employee benefit plan sponsors and plan personnel of the upcoming June 30, 2011, deadline for filing 2010 FBAR information statements
IRS announces settlement agreement between Switzerland and the U.S. (IR-2009-75)
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- Switzerland, USA
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- September 16 2009
On August 19, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Justice Department announced that they had reached an agreement with UBS AG (UBS) regarding the IRS John Doe summons to obtain approximately 4,450 names of U.S. taxpayers with accounts in UBS
Guidance concerning foreign bank account (FBAR) filing requirements released
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- March 15 2010
On February 26, 2010, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Treasury Department (“Treasury”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to amend the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) implementing regulations regarding the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR
Government fails to prove taxpayer “willfully” concealed offshore bank accounts
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- October 20 2010
Under foreign bank account reporting requirements, a U.S. person who has a financial interest in or signature authority over financial accounts in a foreign country where the aggregate value exceeds $10,000 is required to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts
Additional deadline for voluntary disclosure program
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- November 16 2009
The IRS is considering imposing a deadline on information reports filed by individuals who have sought to voluntarily disclose assets held in offshore accounts before the special program deadline
U.S. lawmakers introduce Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- November 16 2009
On October 27, 2009, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) introduced the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 (H.R. 3933, S. 1934) (the “Bill”) in the U.S. Congress
IRS updates 2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program with new FAQs
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- July 15 2012
On June 26, 2012, the IRS released new frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the 2012 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) that was announced in January
Industries react to FATCA notice in comment letters
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- December 15 2010
Enacted on March 18, 2010, as part of the HIRE Act, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) provisions require reporting of U.S. persons who hold accounts in foreign financial institutions or who own certain interests in foreign entities that hold such accounts
Here they come: first FATCA intergovernmental agreement signed
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- October 15 2012
In July of this year, Treasury released a model intergovernmental agreement (IGA) that offered a work-around to foreign entities whose countries of residence have laws preventing the entities from complying directly with FATCA and reflected a cooperative intergovernmental approach to tackling international tax evasion
Final rule regarding foreign bank account filing requirements released
- Alston & Bird LLP
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- USA
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- March 7 2011
On February 23, 2011, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) issued the final rule (Final Rule) to amend the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) implementing regulations regarding the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR
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