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• A voluntary disclosure program participant speaks

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  This is an email I received today from someone in the voluntary disclosure program — this person is not a client of the firm. I spoke with the author and received permission to post his email online. Note: his estimate that the total penalties would amount to 40% of his account may be inaccurate. My experience ...
  2 days ago

• The IRS goes from two envelopes to one

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  Heh. The IRS is apparently making it up as they go along in the voluntary disclosure program. (Note for those new here: the voluntary disclosure program is for people with unreported income from unreported foreign bank accounts. We have many of these cases in the pipeline.) When you clear Criminal Investigations ...
  6 days ago

• Voluntary disclosure cases can’t close yet – here’s why

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  We have some voluntary disclosure of bank account cases at the end of the road — the civil audit. We don’t have any that have actually closed yet. Now I know why. The IRS doesn’t have the paperwork done yet to actually close an amnesty case. The paperwork needed is colloquially called a “906″ ...
  6 days ago

• Scoop! Mumbai’s New Nightlife.

  
  Miss Malini — Authority: 139
  nightlife Here’s the scoop on Mumbai’s new nightlife (just in case you were getting antsy!) Colaba is getting its very own Ice Bar called 21Fahrenheit (if there was a city that needed a bar made of blocks of ice this would be it!) The famous F-Bar is also opening up sometime soon in Worli and check this out, ...
  1 week ago

• Upcoming Congressional hearings on foreign bank account matters

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  Here is your chance to be heard by Congress on the FBAR mess and how the U.S. government now considers all of you expatriate Americans to be felons, incipient felons, or wanna-be felons. (Except you won’t be allowed to speak because they don’t care about you . And because they’re holding the trial then ...
  1 week ago

• First Prosecution of an Offshore Account Holder in a UBS Tax Case Sends Message: IRS Will Not Tolerate Offshore Tax Evasion

  
  Tax Relief Tips from the Experts at Tax Resolution University — Authority: 475
  On Friday, the first American was prosecuted in a UBS tax case and sentenced to house arrest after admitting he concealed about $6 million in assets from the IRS. Americans who missed the October 15th deadline for tax amnesty can still reduce severe IRS penalties for offshore accounts (including FBAR penalties ...
  1 week ago

• Offshore Account Holders Who Missed the October 15 Tax Amnesty Deadline Can Still Get Tax Help Reducing Severe FBAR Penalties

  
  Tax Relief Tips from the Experts at Tax Resolution University — Authority: 475
  More than 7,500 Americans rushed to take advantage of a the opportunity for tax amnesty offered through a special voluntary disclosure program for offshore accounts that ended last Thursday. But what can you do if you didn’t come forward to the IRS last week and still need to declare your offshore account? If a ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Man in the Arena

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  For all of you out there who jumped into the Voluntary Disclosure Program for offshore bank accounts and are now questioning your judgment: It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man ...
  2 weeks ago

• Amnesty penalty deal no longer available – confirmed

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  In discussions with two separate people at the IRS yesterday I confirmed that that if you come forward now with a voluntary disclosure of your foreign financial account you face the Same Old Mess that you did prior to the amnesty. Translation: the “20% of your highest balance” amnesty deal as your major penalty ...
  3 weeks ago

• You missed the deadline and it isn’t your money – file an FBAR?

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  I got a call this morning from someone who just learned about the whole offshore bank account problem YESTERDAY. Editorial aside : I want to point out to the IRS personnel reading this that just because YOU know about the requirement for reporting ownership or control over foreign financial accounts, it ...
  3 weeks ago

• Important News on Offshore Banking in Latin America and Caribbean (Panama, Uruguay etc)

  
  Protect Wealth, Wealth Creation, International Living — Authority: 113
  If you’ve ever considered going offshore, banking, living, investing or doing business internationally in Latin American offshore financial centers like Panama and Uruguay,  or on one of the Caribbean islands (Cayman, Bahamas etc), I’ve got some important news for you below.  As Swiss banks are under pressure as ...
  3 weeks ago

• We can help you with your amnesty application again

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  Everyone who wants to be in the voluntary disclosure program is now in the voluntary disclosure program. We faxed off our last application about half an hour ago. I got an email from someone asking for help. Yes we can help you starting tomorrow, if you have started the application already. Give me a call on ...
  3 weeks ago

• Just finished radio interview about FBAR stuff

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  I got a phone call from KPCC this morning.  Would I be on a talk show at 11:26 a.m. to talk about the voluntary disclosure program for offshore bank accounts?  The host is Larry Mantle and his son and my daughter are in school together.  Larry’s a nice guy.  His show is AirTalk . My response to Roger (the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Our stuff arrived in Detroit

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  We have confirmation that all of our packages were delivered by FedEx in Detroit today. Yay. And congrats to everyone in the office here. David, Ellen, and Elena moved a mountain of paper yesterday. Really impressive.
  3 weeks ago

• What happens if you don’t do meet the voluntary disclosure deadline

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  I’m getting calls. Bam. Bam. Bam. Would love to talk but there are people who paid us money to get things done here. We owe them our best efforts. If you’re in the position that you think you might need to do a voluntary disclosure of an offshore bank account, today is the deadline. Get a piece of paper ...
  3 weeks ago

• Launch your amnesty – sample letter

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  Here’s a lightly adapted version of the letter we use. If you want to launch your own voluntary disclosure for your offshore account, here’s what to do: Go to the IRS website and find the address and phone number for the IRS Criminal Investigations office for where you live. Call them and get their fax ...
  3 weeks ago

• Ten at night and the phones still ring

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  I’m sitting at home and the mobile keeps ringing. +1-626-437-2500 until midnight. Go ahead. Call. I’m working at home on the laptop and rocking out to War (”Me and Baby Brother” over and over and over) and Traffic (Low Spark of High Heel Boys when I get sick of War). People are afraid. I can feel it ...
  3 weeks ago

• WARNING: Last Day to File For Amnesty Protection

  
  The Tax Lawyer's Blog — Authority: 521
  Today is October 15th and, in addition to being the due date for extended 1040s, it is the last day foreign investors can file for participation in the IRS’s voluntary disclosure program.It’s not too late to fileFortunately, even if you don’t have access to the records and information needed to file your amended ...
  3 weeks ago

• Voluntary Disclosure: The Penultimate Day

  
  Hodgen Law Group, PC — Authority: 123
  We are getting calls today asking for help. Sorry. We can’t help. If you want to go forward with the voluntary disclosure program, launch it yourself (look at FAQ #5 and FAQ #5 and call your local Criminal Investigations office to confirm what they want from you) then call us next week. We will be happy to talk ...
  4 weeks ago

• Reduce Your Chances of Criminal Prosecution: Don’t Miss The Extended Deadline For Voluntary Disclosure This Thursday-October 15th

  
  Tax Relief Tips from the Experts at Tax Resolution University — Authority: 475
  This Thursday’s deadline for Amnesty has many wealthy Americans with foreign bank accounts nervous and scrambling to get tax help from their tax attorneys . Don’t miss your chance of significantly reducing your likelihood of facing criminal prosecution–if you have foreign bank accounts (either with UBS or some ...
  4 weeks ago

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