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Willful FBAR penalties can quickly add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars. But are those penalties an unconstitutional fine under the Eighth Amendment? In a recent filing in the United States Court of Federal Claims, the government said the amoun… Read More

Customers of the Swiss financial and asset management company Mirelis Holdings, SA, may have known about changes happening at the company in recent years. But what they may not have realized is that a recent non-prosecution settlement between the fir… Read More

The difference between penalties for willful violations of FBAR reporting requirements and non-willful violations could be hundreds of thousands of dollars, federal criminal charges, and prison time. But it can be hard for taxpayers to know what to e… Read More

The IRS has started to send certification of individual taxpayers with seriously delinquent tax debt to the State Department for passport consequences under the FAST Act. Your options to appeal this determination are limited. Know what to look for an… Read More

Can the IRS take away your right to travel without advanced notice? The National Taxpayer Advocate says the passport revocation program created by Congress in 2016 — which authorizes passport revocation for unpaid taxes — may be unconstitutional… Read More

When taxpayers discover errors in their tax returns, or they learn they were supposed to file FBAR reports, the problem they uncover can sometimes span years. The larger these foreign financial accounts are, the quicker the unpaid taxes, penalties, a… Read More

Many foreign nationals do not realize the reporting and tax requirements imposed on them by the IRS. While it has been said ignorance of the law is no excuse, intentional tax avoidance can result in far more severe penalties, including prison and mil… Read More

Many American taxpayers and business owners use accountants or CPAs to prepare their taxes. Their involvement in the tax process may be as little as signing the return and cutting a check, without ever really considering their accountant’s advi… Read More