Monthly Archives: March 2015

HOW NOT TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE AN UNREPORTED OFFSHORE FINANCIAL ACCOUNT

A Wall Street Journal of March 14, 2015 by Laura Saunders reveals how Gregg Kaminsky and his tax advisors violated the cardinal rule of voluntary disclosure practice, “Don’t make things worse than they already are.” Kaminsky, now a 46 year-old … Continue reading

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STREAMLINED NON-WILLFUL CERTIFICATIONS: DON’T LIE, DON’T’ EXAGGERATE AND DON’T CHERRY-PICK YOUR FACTS

The Department of Justice Tax Division acting assistant attorney general, Caroline Ciraolo, speaking at the Federal Bar Association Tax Section annual tax conference (reported by Nathan J. Richman, Tax Analysts Tax Notes Today, March 9, 2015), stated: We are taking … Continue reading

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