About 500 families may have a little bit less to be thankful for this morning: Swiss tax authorities have announced that they have notified the
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So Tell Me, Taxpayer, Do You Feel Lucky?
It was a question posed to US taxpayers by the IRS in the wake of the UBS scandal: do you feel lucky? The US offered
Read MoreTax By The Kilometer: A New Meaning To “Going Dutch”
The Dutch are well known for Delft pottery, wooden shoes, legalized prostitution, and windmills. Perhaps not surprisingly, many of those things haven’t caught on in
Read MoreSingapore, Liechtenstein No Longer Gray
Who says that a little pressure doesn’t work these day? Singapore and Liechtenstein have both apparently decided that they wanted to be one of the
Read MoreTax Havens Suddenly Not All The Rage
Suddenly, it’s not so fashionable to have your money in Swiss banks. That’s sooo February 2009. This season, all of the trendy tax evaders are
Read MoreUS Clashes With UK Over New Tax Proposal
When it comes to economics, the US and UK tend to find themselves on the same page. A recent example is their consolidated front over
Read MoreI’m on the Radio!
I’m going all Clairee from Steel Magnolias on you. I’m on the radio! You can check out my interview with Jeff Horwich on Minnesota Public
Read MoreAnd The Most Secretive Financial Jurisdiction in the World Is…? (Hint: there’s no cheese involved)
The Tax Justice Network has recently released its list of the most secretive financial jurisdictions in the world. And who topped the list? Luxembourg? Switzerland?
Read MoreUBS Client Prosecutions Continue
Jeffrey Chernick, a toy salesman out of New York, was sentenced on Friday to three months in prison for hiding millions of dollars from the
Read MoreNumbers Rolling In For Offshore Amnesty
The IRS amnesty program for taxpayers who had previously failed to disclose income from offshore accounts ended last week on October 15. By all accounts,
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