Did You Know That Payroll Taxes Non-Compliance Can Get You Into TROUBLE?
S Corps are corporate entities through which the income and or losses of the entity pass through to its owner’s personal income tax return. It is estimated that 100% of the shares of approximately 70% of small businesses incorporated as
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Do You Know About the 4 Scenarios in the IRS Collection Process?
The IRS collection process begins when IRS does not receive full and timely payments from a taxpayer after it issues a collection notice. Based on the information in the taxpayer’s 1040 tax return, if the taxpayer does not pay the
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Are you Eligible for an IRS Offer in Compromise?
Are you Eligible for an IRS Offer in Compromise? was published by JD Supra on 8/15/16. IRS has a program called Offer in Compromise (OIC) which allows eligible Taxpayers to settle a tax debt with IRS for less than the
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Should Professional Service Providers Assume Greater AML Vigilance Responsibilities?
Should Professional Service Providers Assume Greater AML Vigilance Responsibilities? was published by JD Supra on 8/8/16. Because they are known as “gatekeepers” in the financial industry, Professional Service Providers (PSPs), Bankers, Brokers, Realtors, Casino Managers, Trust Fund Managers, Money Managers,
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On-boarding and Off-boarding Bank Clients
On-boarding and Off-boarding Bank Clients was published by JD Supra on 8/1/16. After the Panama Papers, and with the recent FinCEN final Customer Due Diligence (CDD) rule, U.S. financial institutions are further focused on tightening internal controls against money laundering,
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Are Compliance Officers at Financial Institutions Now in the Hot Seat for Fines?
Are Compliance Officers at Financial Institutions Now in the Hot Seat for Fines? was published by JD Supra on 8/1/16. Otherwise reputable Financial Institutions continue being sanctioned for regulatory non-compliance. Well known“household” names continue receiving fines for failing to establish
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Is Big Data a Misunderstood Moving Target?
Is Big Data a Misunderstood Moving Target? was published by JD Supra on 7/27/16. The Oxford English Dictionary defines Big Data (BD) as data sets that are complex, hard to understand and difficult to process utilizing conventional methods. Historically,
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US Reciprocity to Improve Under FATCA? Perhaps
US Reciprocity to Improve Under FATCA? Perhaps was published by the Daily Business Review on 7/1/16. On May 5, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Law wrote to U.S. House Speaker Paul
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FinCEN Form 114 (FBAR) and IRS Form 8938 – Clearing the Air
There seems to be some confusion regarding who must file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) and who must file form 8938 Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets. This is not a surprise. While both forms are
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Taxpayers Have 10 Bills of Rights
Each and every taxpayer has a set of fundamental rights they should be aware of when dealing with the IRS. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (also known as TABOR) groups the existing rights in the tax code into ten fundamental
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“Spider Webs”, “Panama Papers” and IRS
“Spider Webs”, “Panama Papers” and IRS was published by JD Supra on 6/13/16. IRS has asked involved U.S. taxpayers to come forward before IRS reads and dissects the “Panama Papers”. IRS will “plan how to use the huge trove of
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10 Rules for Stress-Free Foreign Bank Accounts
Closing your foreign bank account today will not necessarily solve your disclosure problem. On the contrary, it could make things worse under the current regulatory environment. Here is what you need to do in order to have stress-free foreign accounts:
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