August 20, 2009 - IRS Tax Probe Targets Lawyers, Banks as UBS Data Shred Secrecy
Shulman said the IRS has “been given hundreds more attorneys, investigators, agents to pursue wrongdoing.” He urged Americans with offshore accounts to come cle
UBS to disclose details of 4,450 accounts in US tax evasion case
The Swiss justice minister, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, said "there was no alternative to this solution"....
August 19, 2009 - IRS Commissioner Shulman Interview on You Tube
Watch Commissioner Shulman discus the settlement with the Swiss Government and UBS.
August 19, 2009 - Names Deal Cracks Swiss Bank Secrecy
The agreement is likely to unnerve American customers of UBS who do not know if their names will be divulged...
August 20, 2009 - Swiss government says it has sold stake in
The government's 332.2 million mandatory convertible notes were sold to unidentified institutional investors in Europe, North America and the Middle East...
August 19, 2009 - "How to Choose your Disclosure Attorney" by Teig Lawrence, JD LL.M.
The UBS case has settled, but it is not be too late to make a Voluntary Disclosure according to the DOJ Press Release issued today.
August 19, 2009 - "Breaking Down the UBS Settlement" By Teig Lawrence, JD, LL.M.
This article summarizes the process for requesting the names of undeclared offshore holders as well as other relevant information...
August 19, 2009 - UBS Press Release
It is expected that approximately 4,450 accounts will be provided to the SFTA in response to this Treaty request...
August 19, 2009 - UBS to Detail Some U.S. Accounts, Others Face Scrutiny
"This announcement today should send a signal - no matter what institution you're with... IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman told reporters.
August 19, 2009 - U.S. Discloses Terms of Agreement with Swiss Government Regarding UBS
The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today announced that the agreement with the Swiss government has been finalized
August 19, 2009 - Highlights of Swiss-US agreement
Highlights of the agreement between the US and Switzerland in the UBS out of court settlement, provided by the Swiss government, include...
August 19, 2009 - UBS deal contains legal assistance request - govt
A tax agreement with the United States over Swiss bank UBS contains a new legal assistance request instead of unilateral measures, the Swiss government said on
August 19, 2009 - UBS tax deal does not include monetary fine - WSJ
A tax agreement with the United States over Swiss bank UBS does not include a monetary fine and is expected to yield 10,000 account identities, the Wall Street
August 19, 2009 - IRS: UBS Agrees To Hand Over U.S. Accounts
In total the settlement is likely to yield around 10,000 account identities, including through a voluntary disclosure program and a prior settlement in February
August 19, 2009 - Bern to pass 4,450 UBS account details to US
The first 500 decisions are to be taken within 90 days of a request being made, while the remainder will be made no later than 360 days after a demand has been