Monthly Archives: February 2017

COMPROMISE AND TAX REFORM – THE LOST ART

Departing from offshore tax issues, this post offers a philosophical discussion of the lost art of compromise and how ideology is hampering the ability of congress to govern. Even within the GOP, now in control of both houses, ideological differences … Continue reading

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IRS Committed to Stopping Offshore Tax Cheating; Remains on “Dirty Dozen” List of Tax Scams for 2017

IRS Newswire Issue No. IR-2017-35, February 16, 2017 is reproduced below in its entirety. WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today said avoiding taxes by hiding money or assets in unreported offshore accounts remains on its 2017 list of tax … Continue reading

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2016 FILING STRATEGY FOR OFFSHORE NONCOMPLIANT TAXPAYERS

I have previously posted on the need for those who are still out of compliance with U.S. tax law to become compliant with their 2016 tax and FBAR filings. “See post of 11/17/16 Taxpayers Must Become Compliant with U.S. Offshore … Continue reading

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