Entries by Tax Attorney

IRS Extends A Sweetheart Deal This Valentine’s Day To U.S. Taxpayers With Undisclosed Foreign Bank Accounts

On June 18, 2014, the IRS announced major changes in the 2012 offshore account compliance programs, providing new options to help taxpayers residing in the United States and overseas. The changes are anticipated to provide thousands of people a new avenue to come back into compliance with their tax obligations and would largely waive these […]

Jeffrey B. Kahn, Esq. Discusses taxes and the IRS targeting you for your undisclosed foreign accounts or criminal investigation On ESPN Radio – February 6, 2015 Show

Topics Covered: 1. Man Convicted Of Threatening To Assault & Kill IRS Agent And Torture The Agent’s Family Over Audit Proceedings 2. America’s Manifest Destiny Still Lives On Today As FATCA Imposes Our Will On Banking Worldwide 3. Tools And Tactics That IRS Criminal Investigation Division Uses To Gather Information About You 4. Questions from our […]

Tools And Tactics That IRS Criminal Investigation Division Uses To Gather Information About You

A simple mistake, oversight, or your accountant’s malpractice may trigger an IRS criminal investigation. Specifically, unreported income, a false statement, the use of an impermissible accounting or banking service, or declaring too many deductions are things that could initiate an audit, which could then rise to the level of an IRS criminal investigation. As you […]

America’s Manifest Destiny Still Lives On Today As FATCA Imposes Our Will On Banking Worldwide

In the 19th century, Manifest Destiny was a widely held belief in the United States that American settlers were destined to expand throughout the continent. Historians have for the most part agreed that there are three basic themes to Manifest Destiny: the special virtues of the American people and their institutions; America’s mission to redeem and […]

Man Convicted Of Threatening To Assault & Kill IRS Agent And Torture The Agent’s Family Over Audit Proceedings

While death and taxes are always certain, take lesson from Andrew A. Calcione that you should never mix them together. In May 2014, a federal judge found 49-year-old Andrew A. Calcione of Cranston, Rhode Island, guilty of threatening to assault an IRS Revenue Agent, rape and kill the agent’s wife and injure the agent’s daughter […]

Beware Of New E-Mail Scam Using The IRS Name Targeting Foreign Taxpayers With U.S. Bank Accounts

An e-mail claiming to come from the IRS claims: “Our records indicate that you are a Non-resident, and that you are exempted from the United States of America Tax reporting and withholding on interest paid to you on your account and other financial benefits. To protect your exemption from tax on your account and other financial benefits, […]

Jeffrey B. Kahn, Esq. Discusses taxes, the IRS and undisclosed foreign accounts On ESPN Radio – January 30, 2015 Show

Topics Covered: 1. Does The National Football League Deserve Tax-Exempt Status? 2. Hiding Money Or Income Offshore Among The List Of Tax Scams For The 2015 Filing Season 3. Programs And Plans Available To Taxpayers To Resolve Outstanding IRS debts And Avoid Collection Action 4. Questions From Our Listeners: a. Is there an advantage to […]

Hiding Money Or Income Offshore Among The List Of Tax Scams For The 2015 Filing Season

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen was proud to announce that “the recent string of successful enforcement actions against offshore tax cheats and the financial organizations that help them shows that it’s a bad bet to hide money and income offshore and he encouraged taxpayers to come in voluntarily and getting their taxes and filing requirements in […]