United States taxpayers have an obligation report their interest in any foreign financial accounts with regard to the balances in those accounts. If the aggregate balance of all such accounts exceeds $10,000 at any point during the year then you are also required to file a Foreign Bank Account Report…
There is no specific designation as an “FBAR attorney”, but many taxpayers with undisclosed foreign financial accounts need to talk to someone with FBAR experience about their potential liability and what actions they can take to mitigate risks. A good FBAR attorney is really just a tax attorney who has…
The IRS streamlined filing compliance procedures and the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) are two different methods that can be used to resolve your offshore bank account problems. Taxpayers who have not filed a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) or reported their income from overseas financial accounts…
The IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) offers taxpayers with unreported income from foreign financial accounts a chance to come into compliance with the law. The program benefits taxpayers by offering lower penalties and eliminating the threat of criminal prosecution for failing to file Foreign Bank Account Reports (FBARs). Failure…
The IRS expanded its streamlined filing compliance procedures in 2014 to allow more taxpayers with offshore bank accounts to take advantage of the program. The procedures are now available to some taxpayers living in the United States, as well as many U.S. taxpayers living outside the country. Benefits of Streamlined…
The IRS streamlined filing compliance procedures allow eligible taxpayers to avoid potentially disastrous penalties and resolve their offshore bank account problems. Taxpayers who have failed to file Foreign Bank Account Reports (FBARs) and report their income from foreign financial accounts on their tax returns can face penalties of up to…
If you have an interest in an offshore bank account or another type of foreign financial account, you may be required to file a yearly report for the account with the Department of Treasury. The penalties for not filing Form FinCEN 114 are costly, and if you have been putting…
The other day our tax lawyers posted the materials we have received so far in response to our FOIA request regarding Australian Superannuation accounts and other foreign retirement plans. The most interesting thing we found was a series of emails between various technical specialists in the IRS’ Offshore Compliance Group,…
Our tax attorneys have had many clients with Superannuation accounts in Australia. For those of you not familiar with Superannuation accounts, these are the Australian version of our tax-favored retirement plans. These Superannuation accounts, sometimes referred to as Supers, can be very problematic for immigrants from Australia to the U.S.,…
One of the top priorities for the IRS and Department of Justice has been the focus on offshore financial accounts held by U.S. taxpayers, and used to avoid or defeat the assessment of tax. Underscoring the need for an increased focus on offshore tax enforcement is a 2008 U.S. Senate…