The Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on June 28, 2011, that Dr. Arvind Ahuja of Wisconsin was indicted on four counts of willfully filing materially false tax returns and four counts of failing to file Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs).

Indian-Americans seek review of FBAR rules and the IRS’ 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative.

On July 9, 2009, the California State Board of Equalization (“SBE”) announced that it is proposing a change to it’s position regarding sales to mixed Indian couples. In particular, the SBE’s proposed new position is that sales to married couples (and domestic partnerships) which consist of both an Indian spouse and an non-Indian spouse will now be considered 100% exempt from sales tax if they otherwise meet exempt requirements.