Swiss Banks handing over US Taxpayer banking information to the Department of Justice!
Offshore Account UpdatePosted in on December 24, 2013
US Taxpayers have one week to come forward and disclose their accounts before December 31, 2013.
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U.S. Treasury Department Announces Cayman Islands And Costa Rica Agree To Implement FATCA, Sign Agreements To Disclose U.S. Accountholder Information
Press ReleasesPosted in on December 13, 2013
Kevin Thorn of Thorn Law Group discusses impact of recent Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA’s) with the Cayman Islands and Costa Rica. The IGAs require Cayman and Costa Rican banks to disclose account information to the U.S. government.
Read MoreBank Frey Closes its Doors: Are There any Swiss Banks Remaining who will take United States Clients?
Press ReleasesPosted in on December 2, 2013
Kevin E. Thorn of Thorn Law Group discusses the growing impact U.S. investigations of Swiss banks is having on U.S. clients and asks the question “Is it too costly for Swiss and other European banks to keep U.S. account holders?”
Read MoreSwiss Banks Moving Forward on Disclosures of U.S. Account Information
Press ReleasesPosted in on November 22, 2013
Thorn Law Group reports Swiss Finance Minister's announcement that Switzerland has taken two major steps in dismantling its longstanding institution of bank secrecy by signing the OECD’s Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters and agreeing to disclose account information on international data exchange.
Read MoreCourt Grants IRS "John Doe" Summonses on US Banks!
Offshore Account Update, UBS / HSBCPosted in on November 13, 2013
IRS issues summonses to five US Banks for account holders suspected of tax evasion.
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