03/04/2016

FATCA exceptions agreed by Swiss and US authorities

Accounts held by the lawyers or notaries of clients in Switzerland are now exempt from the United States’ Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act following the signing of an agreement by the countries’ authorities in February.

02/11/2016

FATCA: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

A recent blog post by The Tax Foundation offers compelling data that suggests a strong correlation between the recent spike in U.S citizenship renunciations and the 2010 passage of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

02/10/2016

5 Tax Mistakes Made by Rich People

From failing to understand tax-loss-harvesting rules to a lack of knowledge about international investing laws, these errors cost rich people both money and time.

02/01/2016

Bernie Sanders to Target Top-10 Corporate Tax Dodgers

Three major profitable corporations not only pay nothing in federal income taxes, they actually got a rebate from the IRS,” Sanders told a town meeting in a student center at Iowa Wesleyan University.

01/27/2016

Taxman steps up Swiss account investigations

Since Australia’s tax treaty with Switzerland was amended at the end of 2014, the ATO has intensified its investigation into holdings in Swiss banks and other financial institutions.