by Igor Drabkin | Oct 16, 2023 | Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service announced, in Notice 2023-71, that certain taxpayers affected by the terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7, 2023, will qualify for postponement of various tax filing and payment deadlines. The affected taxpayers, both individual and... 
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 | Aug 5, 2022 | Firm News, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin tax attorney, principal, and shareholder David J. Warner will be co-presenting a Strafford webinar entitled “Taxation of Foreign Branches Under Current Tax Law: Qualified Business Units, Foreign Tax Credits, Anti-Hybrid Rules” on... 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... 
by Michele Weiss | Mar 22, 2022 | FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income
by Michele Weiss US taxpayers are obligated to file a foreign bank account report (“FBAR”) if the aggregate value of their foreign account interests exceeds $10,000 on any day during a calendar year. 31 U.S.C. § 5314; 31 C.F.R. §§ 1010.350(a), 1010.306(c). Taxpayers...