ArticleIsrael Inks Model 1 FATCA IGABloomberg BNA is reporting that Israel has signed a FATCA IGA.United StatesTaxBakerHostetler
ArticleUBS Client Sentenced To One Year In PrisonBloomberg reports that a client of UBS AG was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for using a Swiss bank account to evade more than $1 million in taxes.United StatesTaxBakerHostetler
ArticleIndia Agrees "In Substance" To Model 1 FATCA IGAThe U.S. Treasury announced that on April 11, 2014, India agreed "in substance" to sign a Model 1 FATCA IGA with the US. United StatesTaxBakerHostetler
ArticleLevin And McCain Urge DOJ To Seek Extradition Of Fugitive Swiss BankersU.S. Senators Carl Levin and John McCain wrote a letter urging the Justice Department to seek extradition of about 30 Swiss bankers.United StatesTaxBakerHostetler
ArticleSwiss Financial Institution Pays $4.4 Million And Turns Over 110 AmericansSwisspartners Group resolved a U.S. criminal tax probe by forfeiting $3.5 million and paying $900,000 in restitution for helping U.S. clients evade taxes.United StatesTaxBakerHostetler
ArticleU.S. Signs FATCA IGA with LuxembourgOn March 28, 2014, the U.S. signed a FATCA IGA with Luxembourg. United StatesTaxBakerHostetler
ArticleSingapore Agrees In Substance To FATCA IGAOn May 6, 2014, the Ministry of Finance of Singapore announced that Singapore had agreed in substance on a Model 1 FATCA IGA. United StatesTaxBakerHostetler
ArticleCPO/CTA Settles NFA Charges Regarding Operation Of Offshore Pool FundsA CPO and CTA paid a $60,000 fine to settle NFA Business Conduct Committee ("BCC") charges that it had committed a number of violations with respect to the operation of offshore pool funds. United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleBeanie Babies Creator To Plead Guilty To Hiding Income In Swiss AccountTax Analysts reports that H. Ty Warner, owner of Beanie Babies production company TY Inc., was charged yesterday with federal tax evasion for allegedly failing to report on his 2002 Form 1040 more than $3.1 million in gross income earned through investments in a secret offshore financial account he held with UBS. United StatesTaxBakerHostetler
ArticleEx-Israeli Banker Indicted For Assisting Americans In Tax FraudA federal grand jury in Los Angeles, California, indicted Shokrollah Baravarian for Klein conspiracy: conspiracy to defraud the United States.United StatesTaxBakerHostetler
ArticleIRS Provides Update On Jurisdictions That Have An IGA In Effect With The U.S.The IRS recently issued Announcement 2016-27, which provides guidance on which jurisdictions are treated as if they have an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) in effect...United StatesTaxGrant Thornton LLP
ArticleIRS Releases Final Version Of Form W-8BEN-EThe IRS released the final version of Form W-8BEN-E, "Certificate of Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Entities)".United StatesTaxGrant Thornton LLP
ArticleOpportunity For Taxpayers With Secret Offshore Accounts to Reach U.S. ComplianceOn February 26, 2014, the U.S. Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will hold a hearing on "Offshore Tax Evasion: The Effort to Collect Unpaid Taxes on Billions in Hidden Offshore Accounts." United StatesTaxHerrick, Feinstein LLP
ArticleCybersecurity, Outsourcing And FINRA Regulatory ComplianceThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published in January a 16-page list of regulatory and examination priorities for 2012. United StatesEmployment and HRDechert
ArticleSwitzerland Announces Intention To Change From Model 2 IGA To Model 1On October 8, 2014, Swiss officials announced that they intend to negotiate a reciprocal Model 1 FATCA IGA to replace the Model 2 IGA that they signed in 2013. United StatesTaxBakerHostetler
ArticleDOI Announces Plans To Revise BOEM Rule Requiring Additional BondingThe US Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced plans to revise the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) 2024 Risk Management and Financial Assurance Rule for offshore oil and gas operations.United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesJones Walker LLP
ArticlePostcard From The Alternative Asset Summit 2015, Las VegasHarneys was recently offered a fantastic speaking and sponsorship opportunity by the organisers of the 2015 Alternative Asset Summit in Las Vegas. United StatesFinance and BankingHarneys
ArticleU.S. Aims To Increase Transparency In Order To Combat Offshore Abuses In Wake Of Release Of Panama PapersOn May 5, 2016, the Obama administration announced a series of proposals that will be sent to Congress designed to combat the disguising of international financial dealings...United StatesFinance and BankingDuane Morris LLP
ArticleUS FATCA: Sponsoring And Sponsored Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs)FATCA requires sponsored entities (including those governed by an IGA) to have their own Global Intermediary Identification Number (GIIN) for FATCA reporting and withholding purposes by 31 December, 2016. United StatesFinance and BankingHarneys