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Recently, there have been signs that the IRS is pondering the future of its flagship Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (2014 IRS OVDP): does this means that there is a potential for the 2014 IRS OVDP to end soon? TIGTA Report and 2014 IRS OVDP The latest warning signal came on June 2, 2016. On that […]
Foreign Gift Requirements is one of the most important topics for U.S. taxpayers with foreign relatives. In this article, I would like to quickly overview foreign gift requirements for U.S. tax purposes. Foreign Gift Requirements: What is a Foreign Gift? Legally, the term “gift” means a definite, voluntary and gratuitous transfer of property from one individual to […]
For several years now, Sherayzen Law Office has been warning U.S. taxpayers about the ever-increasing IRS interest in undeclared accounts in Singapore. On June 22, 2016, the IRS announced that UBS AG has complied with the IRS summons for bank records held in its Singapore office. This news come after repeated initiatives by the IRS […]
On June 22, 2016, the IRS and the US DOJ successfully brought to conclusion the Bergantino Case with a guilty plea by Mr. Michele Bergantino (a citizen of Italy and a resident of Switzerland) to charges related to aiding and assisting U.S. taxpayers in evading their income taxes. Mr. Bergantino, a former Credit Suisse AG […]
Foreign Inheritance Form 8938 reporting has quickly turned into one of the most important tax reporting requirements despite being one of the newest tax forms that debuted barely four years ago in 2012 (for the tax year 2011). In this article, I will discuss when Form 8938 needs to be filed with respect to inherited […]