Opening Statements Given at Barry Bonds Trial

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Other Posts in this Series Legal Analyst Steve Moskowitz Keeps News on Barry Bonds In Perspective Courts Determine Public Access in Bonds Case Legal Analyst Steve Moskowitz Will Report on the Bonds Trial The Barry Bonds Trial, A Recap of Week Two The Barry Bonds Trial, Before the Closing Arguments and Jury Deliberations The Bonds…
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Courts Determine Public Access in Bonds Case

Posted on by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Criminal Tax Law, Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection
Other Posts in this Series Legal Analyst Steve Moskowitz Keeps News on Barry Bonds In Perspective Legal Analyst Steve Moskowitz Will Report on the Bonds Trial Opening Statements Given at Barry Bonds Trial The Barry Bonds Trial, A Recap of Week Two The Barry Bonds Trial, Before the Closing Arguments and Jury Deliberations The Bonds…
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Legal Analyst Steve Moskowitz Keeps News on Barry Bonds In Perspective

Posted on by Moskowitz LLP Posted in Criminal Tax Law, Tax: Audits, Litigation & Collection
Other Posts in this Series Courts Determine Public Access in Bonds Case Legal Analyst Steve Moskowitz Will Report on the Bonds Trial Opening Statements Given at Barry Bonds Trial The Barry Bonds Trial, A Recap of Week Two The Barry Bonds Trial, Before the Closing Arguments and Jury Deliberations The Bonds Verdict Is In What…
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History of the Internal Revenue Service’s Voluntary Disclosure Program

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This is a two-part blog post on the evolution of IRS voluntary disclosure programs.  The first post traces these programs from their inception through the 1990's.  The second post discusses the programs beginning in 2000 and carrying through to the present day. Overview Since the Justice Department sued UBS in 2009, people with foreign bank…
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INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 7623: THE WHISTLEBLOWER STATUTE

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Under the Internal Revenue Code, individuals acting as “whistleblowers” by reporting underpayment of taxes or violation of tax laws by another taxpayer may be awarded money from the amount collected by the government.  To be eligible for a section 7623 award, the disputed amount must exceed two million dollars, and if the tax defrauder is…
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FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS AND THE VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE

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Introduction For many years a large number of U.S. taxpayers have placed and may continue to place, money in foreign bank accounts. Many of these individuals, knowingly or unknowingly, violate federal law by not disclosing these foreign accounts on their federal income tax returns. In an effort to step-up enforcement of this filing requirement, the…
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