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Are You Required to Have Health Insurance If You Are a U.S. Taxpayer Living Abroad?

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Posted in on March 26, 2018

Managing Partner of Thorn Law Group, Kevin E. Thorn, discusses the requirements regarding health insurance coverage for U.S. taxpayers and how an experienced tax attorney can reduce – or eliminate – IRS penalties.

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Prison Time Could Result from Undisclosed Offshore Accounts

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Posted in on September 16, 2014

The Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department have been making a major effort to crack down on offshore accounts that U.S. citizens do not declare. In addition to allowing tax payers to face reduced penalties if they voluntarily report these accounts through an Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP), the authorities have been making deals with Swiss banks to turn over information on accounts in exchange for lesser penalties or avoiding prosecution.  

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Time is Running out to Limit Penalties for Undeclared Offshore Accounts

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Posted in on July 21, 2014

If you have an account offshore, the Report of Foreign Bank Account and Financial Accounts Report (FBAR) must be filed each year with the Internal Revenue Service to declare the account. If you have failed to file your FBAR and have not disclosed your foreign accounts, you could face penalties. You may be fined and even prosecuted for felony tax evasion and potentially sent to jail. 

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Is OVDP Right For You?

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Posted in on July 6, 2014

The IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) allows taxpayers the opportunity to come forward and disclose offshore accounts that they may not have previously reported to the Internal Revenue Service as required.  Those who come forward may avoid criminal prosecution and avoid the harsh penalties that they could otherwise face if the government discovers the account before a disclosure is made. 

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