IRS-CI Expands Partnerships with Foreign Counterparts
On 11/3/22, IRS-CI (IRS Criminal Investigation) released it FY2022 Annual Report highlighting more than 2,550 investigations, 90% conviction rate; enforcement actions focused on tax fraud, money laundering, cybercrimes, and important partnerships. During its Fiscal Year 2022, which began Oct. 1, 2021, and ended Sept. 30, 2022, IRS-CI identified over $31 billion from tax and financial […]
Sponsoring Entities under IRS FATCA scrutiny
On 10/11/22, the IRS issued Notice Number 2022-05: FATCA Registrations: Sponsoring Entities with no Registered Sponsored Entities. The IRS has identified Sponsoring Entities that do not appear to have Sponsored Entities registered in the FATCA Registration System. A Sponsored Entity is a Sponsored FFI or a Sponsored Direct Reporting NFFE. Sponsoring Entity A Sponsoring Entity […]
Crypto-Asset Activities Not Paired with Regulation
The U.S. Department of the Treasury through its Financial Stability Oversight Council issued a press release presenting its Report on Digital Assets Financial Stability Risk and Regulation on 10/3/22 highlighting how crypto-asset activities could pose risks to the stability of the U.S. financial system if their “interconnections with the traditional financial system or their overall […]
Beneficial Ownership under FinCEN’s Final Rule
On 9/29/22 FinCEN issued the very anticipated Final Rule establishing a beneficial ownership information reporting requirement, pursuant to the bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The Final Rule will require most corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities created in or registered to do business in the United States to report information about their beneficial ownership. […]
Corporate Crime at the Forefront of the DOJ
On September 15, 2022, Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered remarks on Corporate Criminal Enforcement at the NYU Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement and announced new guidance for the DOJ’s corporate enforcement policies. The new corporate crime guidance focuses on individual accountability (DOJ’s #1 priority), companies with a history of […]
IRS Whistleblower Program – Exposing Tax Law Violations
The IRS Whistleblower Program helps boost the “fair and effective enforcement of our nation’s tax laws and the success of our voluntary tax system.” The IRS Whistleblower Program is dependent on people who become aware of tax fraud and tax non-compliance and report that information to the IRS. As per the IRS: “people with firsthand […]
White House follows up with Digital Assets Priorities Identified in Executive Order
President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets was signed on 3/9/22 acknowledging how the rise in digital assets creates an opportunity to reinforce the leadership of the U.S. in the global financial system as well as its implications for consumer protection, financial stability, national security, and climate risk. On 9/16/22, […]
Form 1040 2022 Draft: IRS Changes Crypto Question
On 9/1/22, the IRS posted Form 1040 2022 Draft. Form 1040 is the U.S. Individual Income Tax Return and since tax year 2019, Form 1040 has been asking taxpayers about their virtual currency doings on the front page. Form 1040 2022 Draft changes the crypto terminology from “virtual currency” to “digital assets”. The purpose of […]
The FATCA Loophole will bring more Enforcement Action
After a yearlong investigation, the US Senate Finance Committee probed into a FATCA Loophole and delivered an investigative report titled “The Shell Bank Loophole” that exposes a tax evasion scheme under a FATCA loophole that allows banks offshore to accept funds from U.S. persons without reporting them to the IRS. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron […]
Avoid IRS Scams – What IRS Will Do and Not Do
IRS scams are a big concern for the Agency and taxpayers. Scammers are impersonating the IRS either by phone, email or in person costing thousands of people millions of dollars. Scammers use the regular mail, telephone, or email to set up individuals, businesses, payroll and tax professionals. The IRS urges taxpayers to stay vigilant against […]
IRS Issues Another Crowdfunding Reminder
Due to the popularity of crowdfunding as a venue to raise money online, for the second time in 2022, the IRS has issued News regarding how money raised through crowdfunding may be taxable. The first notice was issued by the IRS as a Fact Sheet on March 2022 (FS-2022-20) and the second notice was issued […]
FDIC Crypto Protection? No way!
On 7/29/22, the FDIC published a Crypto Advisory: “Advisory to FDIC-Insured Institutions Regarding Deposit Insurance and Dealings with Crypto Companies” due to its concern regarding the confusion that consumers have regarding Crypto assets “offered by, through, or in connection with insured depository institutions (insured banks)”. Crypto assets are not legal tender (not fiat currency) and […]
