Posts Tagged California tax attorney
“Check The Box” Won’t Work For Foreign Financial Institutions – FATCA Compliance
by Brian Mahany I vividly remember a job application for a summer job at an oil refinery many years ago. One of the questions was, “Are you addicted to or take illegal narcotics?” You don’t have to be the brightest to work in a refinery but they didn’t clearly were concerned about stoners working around [...]
Succession Planning For Family Businesses
by Brian Mahany Although we are a full service tax firm, most people think of us only for our fraud and offshore reporting work. Our team of highly specialized tax lawyers can also assist in tax and estate planning. According to recent studies, 25% of family businesses plan on a change of ownership in the [...]
Swiss Court Approves “Cold Bed” Tax
by Brian Mahany A Swiss court approved a controversial tax on unoccupied 2nd homes. The measure is designed to raise revenues by taxing those fortunate enough to have a second house. (The hotel industry also likes the idea because it encourages visitors to stay in a hotel instead of a 2nd home.) The measure has [...]
Captive Insurance Scams
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery, Tax on October 11, 2012
by Brian Mahany It didn’t take long. On July 18th we wrote about the new IRS audit push on captive insurance companies. Unless very carefully crafted, the IRS considers most to be abusive tax shelters. This means big penalties if you misuse one to avoid taxes. Unfortunately, the captive insurance market has attracted its fair [...]
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