Hot off the heels of an IRS announcement about a new amnesty plan for taxpayers with offshore accounts, a federal judge brought down the hammer
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Ask The Taxgirl: Foreign Medical Expenses
Taxpayer asks: at 5’4″ and 235# i was definately diagnoised with morbid obesity.. pre-diabetic and had BMI of 40.3. My choice of surgeons was one
Read MoreIRS To Announce New Amnesty Plan
If you thought the steady stream of IRS announcements related to offshore accounts investigations happened to be a coincidence, imagine me shaking my head and
Read MoreFirst UBS, Now HSBC?
You knew that it would be just a matter of time before the IRS set its sights on a new bank. Fresh off of victories
Read MoreTax Trivia: Extensions
We have a winner! See the correct answer in the comments. Our final tax trivia question for the giveaway is: If you can’t file your
Read MoreWho Should The Rich Fear More Than IRS? WikiLeaks.
Many wealthy taxpayers might have dodged a bullet following the IRS settlement agreements with UBS and Deutsche Bank… but they might be getting their day
Read MoreTax Trivia: Russian Revenues
We have a winner! See the correct answer in the comments. Also see this prior post. Our next tax trivia question for the giveaway is:
Read MoreOoh La La: Tablet Tax To Exempt Windows
Tongues are wagging all over this morning about an expansion of French law that would affect computer tablets – but not those running Windows. Existing
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Deutsche Bank Settles Tax Shelter Case
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is on a tear with the big banks. First UBS, now Deutsche Bank (DB). The eight-year investigation into UBS’ role
Read MoreWorld’s Highest Corporate Tax Rates
CNBC has published a list, based on Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) numbers, of the world’s highest corporate tax rates. The numbers are
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