September 23, 2009 - US, Switzerland sign treaty to share tax info
Switzerland has also signed agreements with Denmark, Luxembourg, France, Norway, Austria, Britain, Mexico, Finland, Faeroe Islands and Spain
September 23, 2009 - U.S., Swiss formally sign new tax treaty
Critics of the OECD's model treaty complain that it requires a country seeking data on an individual to develop a fairly rigorous case before getting needed inf
September 23, 2009 - US, Switzerland sign updated tax agreement
...Global efforts to end offshore tax evasion have never been stronger; we look forward to working with other nations to act against tax evasion...
September 23, 2009 - 3rd UPDATE: US And Switzerland Sign Revised Tax Treaty
The treaty... provides the U.S. Internal Revenue Service with greater access to information on U.S. account holders at Swiss banks...
September 23, 2009 - Swiss Expect to Exit OECD ‘Gray List’ After Accord (Update1)
Once Switzerland has signed the 12 agreements required, the country “will automatically be regarded as moving to the white list,” OECD spokesman Nicholas Bray..
September 23, 2009 - IRS Gives Suspected UBS Tax Cheats More Time to Confess
Shulman made it clear that those who come in voluntarily will be treated with greater leniency than those the IRS uncovers on its own...
September 22, 2009 - UPDATE: UBS To Inform US Clients On Data Handover After Review
UBS AG Tuesday said it will honor a temporary injunction, so clients are informed as to whether their data is among the 4,450...
September 22, 2009 - UBS to tell Americans if they are on IRS list
Swiss bank UBS AG said Tuesday it will inform American clients whether their bank accounts are among the 4,450...
September 21, 2009 - IRS Extends Deadline for Disclosing Hidden Offshore Accounts
The Internal Revenue Service today announced a one-time extension of the deadline... to October 15 2009...
September 21, 2009 - How to Choose the Right Disclosure Attorney
This article will help you choose the right Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Attorney...
September 21, 2009 - TEIG LAWRENCE IS STILL TAKING DISCLOSURE CASES
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September 21, 2009 - Offshore-bank users get until Oct. 15 to confess
The leniency program, originally due to expire Wednesday, will continue until Oct. 15, said government officials with direct knowledge of the decision...
September 21, 2009 - IRS to Extend Leniency for UBS Offshore Disclosures (Update1)
More than 3,000 people have come forward since the IRS announced the partial amnesty in March, the official added...
September 21, 2009 - Amnesty Deadline Extended for Offshore Account Holders
The New York Times’s Lynnley Browning reported, the Internal Revenue Service will announce on Monday that it is extending its amnesty program...
September 20, 2009 - US tax amnesty deadline on offshore accounts prompts rush
Legal experts say the threat of prosecution after the September 23 deadline may prompt a mad rush of Americans with accounts at UBS...