by Igor Drabkin | Feb 16, 2024 | FBAR, Firm News, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income
We are pleased to announce that Igor Drabkin will be speaking at the upcoming Strafford Publications webinar “FATCA Reporting: Filing Form 8938 for Taxpayers With Foreign Assets, Integrating Latest IRS Guidance” on Monday, March 11, 2024. The Foreign... by Igor Drabkin | Dec 4, 2023 | Criminal Tax, FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income
Swiss private bank Banque Pictet et Cie SA entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice, admitting to conspiring with U.S. taxpayers and others to hide more than $5.6 billion in 1,637 secret bank accounts and to conceal the income... 
by David J. Warner | Oct 9, 2023 | FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income
Tax Attorneys and Shareholders Igor S. Drabkin and David J. Warner will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live webinar, “FBAR 2023 Update: Filing Requirements, Recent Cases, Deadlines, Extension, Penalty Resolution, and Waiver Provisions” on Wednesday,... 
by David J. Warner | Apr 4, 2023 | FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income, U.S. Tax Court
On April 3, 2023, the U.S. Tax Court issued its opinion in Farhy v. Commissioner, 160 T.C. No. 6 (2023). This case deals a major blow to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its efforts to collect penalties related to certain international information returns. Did... by Michele Weiss | Apr 4, 2023 | FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income
Michele Weiss, Principal at Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, will participate in a Beverly Hills Bar Association panel exploring how to navigate the new landscape for Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR) penalties in light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bittner v.... by David J. Warner | Jun 22, 2022 | FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income
On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to review (that is, granted certiorari) in the case of Bittner v. United States. This case centers around the report of foreign bank and financial accounts (FBAR) and penalties for not timely filing the FBAR form. The...