April 24, 2010 -Swiss Panel Advises Against UBS-U.S. Deal
The vote reflects resistance against the plan that risks crippling Swiss banking secrecy, and analysts said it may be a sign that the Swiss Parliament may vote
April 23, 2010 - Tax evader who blamed Holocaust gets 10 months
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Neiman said criminal defendants invariably come up with some justification for their illegal actions — and that Barouh's Holocau
April 23, 2010 -Ex-Watchmaker Barouh Gets 10 Months in UBS Tax Case (Update2)
Barouh turned over the names of two Swiss bank managers and a Swiss lawyer as part of his cooperation with prosecutors, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Neiman s
April 23, 2010 -UBS tax evader in "Holocaust" plea sent to prison
A Florida watchmaker who argued that "survival behavior" learned from the Holocaust influenced his attempt to hide funds from U.S. tax authorities in Swiss bank
April 23, 2010 - UBS tax evader cites holocaust in seeking leniency
The attorney for 65-year-old Jack Barouh says he was driven to hide wealth in a UBS account by his parents' escape from the Nazi attempt to exterminate Jews dur
April 23, 2010 - Swiss minister leans towards bonus tax -paper
If parliamentarians reject the U.S. tax deal... U.S. authorities could reopen damaging legal proceedings against the bank, Widmer-Schlumpf warned...
April 22, 2010 - Swiss Court Limits UBS Clients Who Can Block Tax Data (Update1)
The ruling by the Swiss Federal Administrative Court in Bern means that as few as 25 UBS clients may be exempt from an agreement with the U.S. that seeks disclo
April 21, 2010 - A jailed banker explains why banks still run the world
From prison, former UBS executive Bradley Birkenfeld warns that his old company is still corrupting Washington...
April 20, 2010 - IRS Targets Taxpayers Hiding Income in Offshore Accounts
"There's a lot of people who apparently had a lot of money, but a low IQ, who thought they could actually hide this money from the IRS...
April 20, 2010 - Why More U.S. Expatriates Are Turning in Their Passports
According to government records, 502 expats renounced U.S. citizenship or permanent residency in the fourth quarter of 2009 - more than double the number of exp
April 20, 2010 - More from the UBS Whistleblower
“The political influence of UBS is massive,” Kohn said, when asked about the bank’s ties in Washington. “They’ve purposely put in high place politicians or form
April 20, 2010 - Swiss Regulator: No Sign Credit Suisse, UBS Part Of US Probe
Switzerland's financial regulator said Tuesday it sees no indication that a U.S. federal probe into Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is also looking at Swiss giant
April 19, 2010 - Swiss Parliament To Vet UBS Agreement, by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
It has recently emerged that Switzerland has submitted the revised UBS agreement to parliament for approval following its passage through the Swiss Federal Coun
April 18, 2010 - Things to consider before leaving IRS voluntary disclosure program
Whether it pays to withdraw from the program depends, in part, on whether you “willfully” failed to file the IRS FBAR form...
April 18, 2010 - Minister urges parliament to agree US bank deal
“The US might also consider taking action against other Swiss banks,” she said.