August 23, 2013 - U.S. looks to turn the screw in Swiss banks talks
The United States is pushing Switzerland for a deal to settle a long-running dispute over banks that shelter tax evaders, a Swiss government source said on Thur
August 21, 2013 - U.S. IRS debuts online registration for firms ahead of FATCA law
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Monday launched an online registration program for the hundreds of thousands of financial firms around the world that must
August 20, 2013 - Why So Many Swiss Binationals Are Giving Up U.S. Citizenship
The ambassador to Bern, Donald Beyer, said at an American International Club dinner in Geneva this year that 900 people renounced their American nationality in
August 20, 2013- Caymans Accord Makes It Tougher for Wealthy to Hide Money: Taxes
The Cayman Islands, known as a haven for wealthy Americans seeking to stash cash overseas without scrutiny from the U.S. government, is about to become less sec
August 20, 2013 - Swiss lawyer pleads guilty in U.S. tax evasion case
A Swiss lawyer accused of helping U.S. clients conceal millions of dollars in offshore accounts pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit tax fraud in federal cour
August 15, 2013 - Swiss open door to helping tax crackdowns spurred by stolen data
"It is to be possible for future requests to be processed, provided that the requesting state acquired the data passively, such as via another state, and not ac
August 13, 2013 - More Americans are renouncing their citizenship
An IRS tax-avoidance crackdown on people living abroad appears to be behind the recent spike.
August 10, 2013 - IRS official who oversaw Cincinnati exempt operations office during scandal gets promotion
Thomas, a 35-year IRS veteran, will fill the spot vacated by Sharon Light. Light, a one-time close adviser to Lois Lerner, is the sixth senior IRS official to l
August 10, 2013 - West Jersey Tea Party joins class action suit against IRS
Counsel funded by Citizens for Self-Governance (CSG) filed an amended complaint adding numerous named plaintiffs in the first and only class action in the natio
August 10, 2013 -- Americans Giving Up Passports Jump Sixfold as Tougher Rules Loom
Expatriates giving up their nationality at U.S. embassies climbed to 1,131 in the three months through June from 189 in the year-earlier period, according to Fe
August 10, 2013 - American convicted for directing funds to offshore account in Nevis
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — The United States Department of Justice says a US citizen has been convicted for directing funds to an offshore account in
August 10, 2013 - Swiss bank whistle-blower is in demand
Hervé Falciani is a professed whistle-blower — the Edward Snowden of banking — who has been hunted by Swiss investigators, jailed by Spaniards and claims to hav
August 8, 2013 -- Swiss financial regulator outlines what-if rescue option for nation’s 2 biggest banks
Switzerland’s two biggest banks would have to be rescued by its creditors and shareholders before the government steps in with a bailout, the country’s financia
August 6, 2013 -UBS Whistle-Blower Birkenfeld Released From U.S. Prison
Bradley Birkenfeld, the former UBS AG (UBSN) banker who blew the whistle on how the bank helped thousands of Americans evade taxes, was released today from the
August 6, 2013 -Judge delays hearing for Swiss banker in tax probe
ccording to Swiss media reports, the United States is seeking details on all U.S. clients with accounts worth at least $50,000 between 2002 and 2010 at banks in