Posts Tagged Wisconsin tax lawyer
Sovereign Citizen Heads To Prison
by Brian Mahany
Over the years I have met many people in the sovereign citizen movement. These are folks who don’t believe in the tax laws of the United States. Most are quite intelligent and have done much research before they decide not to pay federal income tax. Although all of these folks can cite cases [...]
IRS Flexes It Muscles, Fed Court Approves
by Brian Mahany
Although many people believe the IRS can do anything it wants, the government does have limits in how it gathers data. Some will argue with me and cite some of the scarier provisions in the various homeland security laws but the IRS still has a number of procedural limits on how it gathers [...]
IRS Wants More Authority To Seize Property
by Brian Mahany
The IRS is getting ready to ask Congress for more power. Power to levy rental income and non-wages. Prior to 1998, the IRS had broad power to seize property of delinquent taxpayers. Congress curtailed their power that year amid concerns of widespread abuse. Levies went from 473,000 in 2008 to [...]
Swiss Commission Approves Bank Data Release to IRS
by Brian Mahany
According to published reports, including a report in SwissInfo, a Swiss parliamentary commission has approved a proposal by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration for the turnover of account holder information to the IRS. Although the full parliament must approve the measure, observers believe such approvals will come before the year end. One vote [...]
Offshore Promoter Sentenced To Prison
by Brian Mahany
Just a few days ago I posted an article about an organization touting Ras al-Khaimah international business corporations as a way to protect assets. Although the promotional materials were very carefully wordsmithed, there was a clear hint that purchasers of their product could avoid U.S. income taxes. Just this week another promoter was sentenced [...]
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