IRS has announced that due to the current budget situation, including the sequester, all IRS operations will be closed on May 24, June 14, July 5, July 22, and Aug. 30, 2013. While all IRS offices will be closed, and IRS employees will be furloughed without pay, taxpayers should nonetheless continue to file their returns…
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Luxembourg Chooses Model I FATCA Agreement For Sharing Account Information With the US
We originally posted U.S. Engaging with More than 50 Jurisdictions to Curtail Offshore Tax Evasion on November 8, 2012, where we discussed that the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it is engaged with more than 50 countries and jurisdictions around the world to improve international tax compliance and implement the information reporting and…
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More taxpayers e-file from home in 2013
The Internal Revenue Service provided updated statistics showing continued growth in electronic filing of tax returns. So far in 2013, more than 43 million people have self-prepared and e-filed their tax returns from home, an increase of more than 4 percent compared to the prior year. Through May 10, the IRS received more than 43.6 million…
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GAO report reveals minnows paid penalties of as much as 129x tax owed in OVDP.
On Mar 27, 2013, the Government Accountability Office released a new Report to Congressional Requesters on “Offshore Tax Evasion”, which warns that the “IRS Has Collected Billions of Dollars, but May be Missing Continued Evasion”. It provides more in-depth information about the characteristics of OVDP participants, and also reveals some details about the treatment of…
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