June 18, 2010 - Americans May Have ‘Mere Hours’ to Disclose UBS Accounts to IRS
IRS spokesman Dean Patterson said “even though the special provisions of the voluntary disclosure program are no longer available, it’s always a good idea for t
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June 17, 2010 - Swiss Parliament Backs UBS Pact
Swiss legislators approved a law that clears the way for the government to hand over the names of thousands of alleged U.S. tax evaders to the Internal Revenue
June 17, 2010 - Swiss to help IRS identify secret UBS accounts in tax probe
The Swiss parliament on Thursday approved a deal to help the Internal Revenue Service obtain the names of Americans with secret accounts at Switzerland's larges
June 17, 2010 - Swiss parliament approves bank data deal with US
The Swiss parliament on Thursday approved a tax evasion deal with the United States that clears the way for banking giant UBS to transfer data on thousands of i
June 17, 2010 - TIMELINE-Swiss battle with U.S. tax authorities over UBS
The two houses of parliament agree not to stage a referendum on the tax issue after crisis talks, meaning Swiss tax authorities should be able hand over the acc
June 16, 2010 - Swiss Lawmakes OK deal with U.S. in UBS tax row
Swiss lawmakers reversed course and approved a treaty with the U.S. that could deliver some UBS client names and records to the IRS. But the deal might go next
June 16, 2010 - Swiss lawmakers move closer on approving UBS tax deal with United States
In a reversal, the lower house of the Swiss parliament endorsed an August 2009 agreement under which Switzerland promised to help the U.S. government pursue tho
June 16, 2010 - UBS US tax deal in balance as fresh vote looms
The lower house is expected to vote for the third time shortly after 1300 GMT. If it changes tack on the referendum and again approves the deal, it will draw a
June 15, 2010 - Prepared Remarks of Commissioner of Internal Revenue Douglas H. Shulman before the OECD/BIAC
I believe there’s general agreement that the unbridled age of bank secrecy is coming to a close...
June 15, 2010 - 2nd UPDATE:Swiss Lower House Backs UBS Pact,Final OK More Likely
Should no compromise emerge, delegations from both houses would have to come up with a final proposal on the referendum issue, which will again be voted on.
June 15, 2010 - 2nd UPDATE:Swiss Lower House Backs UBS Pact,Final OK More Likely
Should no compromise emerge, delegations from both houses would have to come up with a final proposal on the referendum issue, which will again be voted on.
June 15, 2010 - Swiss Lawmakers Back UBS Treaty, Call for Referendum (Update1)
Lawmakers in the Swiss lower house today backed a government treaty with the U.S. to disclose account details about UBS AG clients, moving closer to resolving a
June 14, 2010 - UBS tax deal at risk in game of political ping-pong
Should parliament's main body reject the treaty but recommend a referendum... the lower house gets to take another, final vote on Thursday or Friday.
June 13, 2010 - Accounts of 500 UBS clients already sent to U.S.: report
These 500 clients had signed waivers allowing their accounts to be handed over to the U.S. taxman voluntarily...