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Trickle Down Economics? – Maryland Debate’s “Rain Tax”

Posted by admin in Tax on April 12, 2013

by Brian Mahany While serving as Maine’s state revenue commissioner in the 90′s I had to deal with hospital taxes (the so called “sick tax”) and taxes on snack food (often called the Girl Scout cookie tax). Lobbyists can get pretty creative with labels, usually in an effort to defeat a tax proposal or at [...]

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Currency Controls – FATCA / FBAR Post

Posted by admin in Tax on March 25, 2013

by Brian Mahany Currency controls – or the fear of them – is what causes many people to move wealth outside the United States. It is also what can cause you to lose all or most of your money. Twice in the last week we wrote about Cyprus. Although most people would not be surprised [...]

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HSBC Argentina Charged In Tax Fraud Case

Posted by admin in Tax on March 21, 2013

by Brian Mahany HSBC always seems to be in the news these days. And it isn’t good news. Money laundering, helping Americans evade taxes and even helping narcoterrorists. Today’s news doesn’t come from Uncle Sam, however, it comes from AFIP, Argentina’s Revenue Service. The Argentines criminally charged HSBC Bank Argentina with evading taxes and money [...]

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IRS Begins Rejecting OVDI Filings – Important News For Fence Sitters

Posted by admin in Tax on March 9, 2013

by Brian Mahany We have written at least 100 posts about the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (called OVDI or OVDP) and the need to file FBARs (Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts). In almost every such post we remind readers that time is running out. Many folks learned this week just how true that [...]

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Death, Taxes and Swiss Bank Accounts (FBAR Post)

Posted by admin in Tax on February 24, 2013

by Brian Mahany If you look up In Re Various Grand Jury Subpoenas in the Manhattan federal court’s docket, you won’t find much. Everything is sealed. Everything except Judge William Pauley’s order dated February 19th. In an unusually harsh opinion, Judge Pauley had nothing kind to say about Americans with unreported foreign accounts. The IRS [...]

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New FATCA Treaty With Switzerland Contains Important Carve Outs For Preexisting Accounts

Posted by admin in Tax on February 16, 2013

by Brian Mahany Earlier today we published a story on the new bilateral agreement between the United States and Switzerland regarding the framework to institute FATCA (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). That article was general in nature and was posted to alert folks with unreported Swiss accounts that the day of reckoning will soon [...]

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Taxpayer Advocate Questions OVDI, FBAR Penalties

Posted by admin in Tax on January 18, 2013

by Brian Mahany Every year, the National Taxpayer Advocate issues a report to Congress. In it she discusses her own independent findings and makes recommendations on how the agency should be reformed. Although a IRS employee, NTA Nina Olson is really independent of the agency and has the ability to report directly to Congress without [...]

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Tax Evasion vs Tax Fraud? An Important Question For Holders Of Unreported Swiss Accounts

Posted by admin in Tax on January 16, 2013

by Brian Mahany Tax evasion? Tax Fraud? Are we just talking semantics? The answers to those questions is important for holders of unreported Swiss bank accounts. The U.S. Bank Secrecy Act makes it a felony to have an unreported foreign account. The definition of “account” these days is pretty broad and includes not only checking [...]

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New Round Of Indictments Raises Fears For Those With Unfiled FBARs

Posted by admin in Tax on December 26, 2012

by Brian Mahany The U.S. Attorney for Manhattan announced 3 more indictments against Swiss bankers in the last days before Christmas. While not many care about a few Swiss bankers going jail, those with unreported foreign accounts should. The newest (and one of the most effective) tactic by the IRS and the Department of Justice [...]

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Can Taxes Be Discharged In Bankruptcy?

Posted by admin in Tax on December 24, 2012

by Brian Mahany “Can taxes be discharged in bankruptcy?” is a question we hear frequently. The general answer is yes, but the question is not as simple as it sounds. IRS tax debts are dischargeable if all of six criteria are met. The same rules generally apply for state tax debts. Property taxes are a [...]

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Posts Tagged Michigan tax attorney

Trickle Down Economics? – Maryland Debate’s “Rain Tax”

Currency Controls – FATCA / FBAR Post

HSBC Argentina Charged In Tax Fraud Case

IRS Begins Rejecting OVDI Filings – Important News For Fence Sitters

Death, Taxes and Swiss Bank Accounts (FBAR Post)

New FATCA Treaty With Switzerland Contains Important Carve Outs For Preexisting Accounts

Taxpayer Advocate Questions OVDI, FBAR Penalties

Tax Evasion vs Tax Fraud? An Important Question For Holders Of Unreported Swiss Accounts

New Round Of Indictments Raises Fears For Those With Unfiled FBARs

Can Taxes Be Discharged In Bankruptcy?

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