Tax Law Blog

A professor charged under a sweeping initiative to uncover Chinese espionage in the U.S. was instead convicted of failing to disclose an offshore bank account.

The long arm of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reaches for monies you keep anywhere in the world. Accurate reporting is key to remaining compliant and off the radar of the IRS.

Knowing how to reduce tax liability can be a boon to Americans who move or work abroad.

A recent exposé looks at the role of registered agents against the larger backdrop of domestic tax fraud and secrecy surrounding foreign bank accounts.

New research finds the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is aiming civil audits at low wage earners, demonstrating a confounding approach to a group less known for tax fraud than those with greater wealth.

IRS:CI has a unit that responds to specialized areas of tax crime. The International Tax and Financial Crime (ITFC) group focuses on fraudulent activity involving offshore tax holdings, financial institutions, and foreign bank accounts.

Does deciding not to report income earned off the table really matter? It is not like stealing—or adding a fictitious dependent, right? What exactly constitutes a tax crime to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)?

To the big surprise of no one, Credit Suisse is back in the headlines after a whistleblower leaked information about 18,000 Swiss bank accounts.

For a number of reasons, you may be interested in opening a foreign financial account. Stateside, it is pretty easy to open a bank account but offshore, it pays to know a little bit about the system.

Whether you live abroad or stateside, there are advantages to using foreign bank accounts. Like offshore tax investments, it is important to know what you are doing, and to be aware of potential downsides of these types of accounts.