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The IRS has established a special procedure for people whose assets were forfeited in relation with structuring to request a return of their forfeited property or funds.

Credit Suisse testifies before Senate about secret Swiss bank accounts and plans to provide more names to IRS. As the United States Department of Justice closes in on its search through FATCA for US taxpayers who hid their funds to avoid tax liability, several international banks and their employees have been charged with aiding these […]

United States v. Canale is another recent example of the possible outcome for U.S. taxpayers who do not disclosure income from foreign bank accounts and the fact that the account existed. Participation in the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) would have resulted in no jail time and a far lesser monetary penalty. Michael Canale, […]

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect the individual rights and liberties of individuals in the country, has reported that the IRS could be reading emails without a warrant. The ACLU filed a Freedom of Information Act request and reviewed 247 pages of IRS records to see if […]