Category Archives: FBAR PENALTIES

DOJ SETTLES WILLFUL FBAR PENALTY WITH HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR AFTER COURT DENIES ITS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

The IRS had assessed a willful FBAR penalty against Walter Schik (Schik) in the amount of approximately $8.8 million for failure to timely file FinCEN Form 114 for the year 2007.  When Schik did not pay the assessed amount the … Continue reading

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES FBAR GUILTY PLEA OF GREEN CARD HOLDER

On October 26, 2017, Hyung Kwon Kim (Kim), a Greenwich, Connecticut man pleaded guilty to failing to report funds he maintained in foreign bank accounts to the Department of Treasury. The DOJ Press Release was announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney … Continue reading

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DISTRICT COURT CONTINUE TO REQUIRE ONLY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT A FINDING OF WILLFULNESS IN FBAR PENALTY ENFORCEMENT CASES.

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in U.S. v. August Bohanec and Maria Bohanec Case No. 215-CV-4347 ddp (FFMx) (filed 12/8/16) https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/8438973/United_States_of_America_v_August_Bohanec_et_al handed the IRS victories on two important issues: 1. Held that the standard of … Continue reading

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