http://www.taxgirl.com/so-tell-me-taxpayer-do-you-feel-lucky/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.taxgirl.com/so-tell-me-taxpayer-do-you-feel-lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-12894 GOP senators block effort to freeze credit card interest rates … | Credit Finance Wisdom Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:08:35 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4309#comment-12894 [...] So Tell Me, Taxpayer: Do You Feel Lucky? | taxgirl [...] [...] So Tell Me, Taxpayer: Do You Feel Lucky? | taxgirl [...]

]]> http://www.taxgirl.com/so-tell-me-taxpayer-do-you-feel-lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-12887 Vinny Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:31:56 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4309#comment-12887 I know from personal work experience that a good deal of the additional filers were part of hedge fund structures: -- individuals who had technical filing requirements because the IRS would view them as having "control of" or signatory authority over a foreign bank account. Also, the Big 4 interpreted the amnesty to apply to other foreign filings (such as form 5471); apparently there's a raging debate between two divisions of the IRS (LMSB and SB/SE) as to whether the amnesty applies to 5471 filings or anyone other than individuals. LMSB says no, SB/SE says yes. I know from personal work experience that a good deal of the additional filers were part of hedge fund structures: — individuals who had technical filing requirements because the IRS would view them as having “control of” or signatory authority over a foreign bank account. Also, the Big 4 interpreted the amnesty to apply to other foreign filings (such as form 5471); apparently there’s a raging debate between two divisions of the IRS (LMSB and SB/SE) as to whether the amnesty applies to 5471 filings or anyone other than individuals. LMSB says no, SB/SE says yes.

]]> http://www.taxgirl.com/so-tell-me-taxpayer-do-you-feel-lucky/comment-page-1/#comment-12886 Tweets that mention So Tell Me, Taxpayer: Do You Feel Lucky? | taxgirl -- Topsy.com Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:22:39 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=4309#comment-12886 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Eric B. Meyer and Kelly Phillips Erb, Jaime Hays. Jaime Hays said: RT @taxgirl: So Tell Me, Taxpayer: Do You Feel Lucky? | http://bit.ly/3T4cWI IRS continues to hammer away at foreign account holders. [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Eric B. Meyer and Kelly Phillips Erb, Jaime Hays. Jaime Hays said: RT @taxgirl: So Tell Me, Taxpayer: Do You Feel Lucky? | http://bit.ly/3T4cWI IRS continues to hammer away at foreign account holders. [...]

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