Most Recent Articles For: fbar

Written by admin on August 2nd, 2011
You know June 30th is the last day to report your foreign bank accounts details (fbar) to IRS. So remember, if you're an American citizen, and have over K in foreign bank account, savings ...
Written by admin on July 1st, 2011
Article by Kevin Thorn The deadline to apply to the IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program now over; however U.S. taxpayers still can file a voluntary disclosure under the IRS normal procedures. In 2009, the IRS and U.S. Department of Justice began its highly publicized investigation into Swiss bank UBS AG and ...
Written by admin on May 17th, 2011
Senior figures from the international banking industry have been meeting with high-ranking officials from within the Obama administration to express their concern over proposals to strengthen the Qualified Intermediary (QI) program. The QI program ...
Written by admin on May 14th, 2011
Over the last year, the United States government has taken a great interest in undisclosed foreign bank accounts.  Individual taxpayers who file U.S tax returns, and who have any offshore or foreign accounts must ...
Written by admin on May 11th, 2011
The U.S. Treasury has hinted that it may again offer an amnesty program for taxpayers hiding undeclared money in offshore accounts. Just before Christmas, IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman commented about the success of 2009's ...