Managers of Wealth Americas

Obama makes gains in war on tax cheats

The Obama administration is gaining ground in its war against tax cheats, racking up victories in a global crackdown that has made it harder to escape the Internal Revenue Service.

Tax Season & IRS Cutbacks Bring More Headaches for Expats

That line about death and taxes?

IRS chases US citizens in Australia

The Internal Revenue Service is scrutinising the tax affairs of United States citizens living in Australia with renewed intensity

Rupert Murdoch's US empire siphons $4.5b from Australian business virtually tax-free

Rupert Murdoch's media empire in the US has siphoned off $4.5 billion of cash and shares from his Australian media businesses in the past two years, virtually tax free.

Google to be grilled by Senate panel over tax ’dodge’

Google is failing to disclose its effective corporate tax rate in Australia despite being asked to do so by a Senate inquiry into tax dodging.

Puerto Rico Approves Law to Crack Down on Tax Evasion

Puerto Rico's governor has signed a law that requires service providers to accept at least two different types of payment in a push to crack down on tax evaders

FATCA Repeal Efforts Just Failed, But Is It A Good Law?

The repeal FATCA movement just went down to defeat

Croatia and US sign agreement to prevent tax fraud and evasion

Croatia and the United States have signed an agreement on the application of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act concerning accounts in foreign financial institutions

America’s crackdown on tax avoidance: will it work?

Amid mounting pressure last year, the US launched a supposed crackdown on tax inversion

TAG's Corporate Growth Fuels New Hires and Office Location

TAG, which is now up to over 45 full-time employees, provides outsourced accounting services for corporations and high-net-worth families

How three South Florida accounting firms used rebranding to streamline their business

These are not your parents' accounting firms.

Puerto Rico fights tax evasion as it seeks new revenue sources

Javier and Oscar Juelle failed to turn over $1.27 million in sales taxes they collected over four years

Machen McChesney Unveils New Brand Identity, Launches New Website

As part of the brand strategy and implementation, the name of the firm will be shortened to Machen McChesney, effective immediately

IRS still after former U.S. soccer bigwig over millions in unpaid taxes

The tax man is still chasing the big man at the center of the simmering scandal over corruption at the highest levels of international soccer.

Was Bank Leumi too hasty in revealing U.S. clients' info to the IRS?

There is a direct line connecting the disclosure of the identities of 6,200 Israelis with Swiss bank accounts

US Report Criticizes Repatriation Tax Proposals

The US corporate tax code currently uses the "worldwide" approach

Sen. Sanders calls offshore tax havens 'legalized tax fraud'

Sanders, top opposition member on the Senate Budget Committee, released a report decrying what he called “legalized tax fraud.”

Wegelin Bankers Face Obstruction Charges in U.S. Tax Case

Three Swiss bankers accused in 2012 of helping Americans hide more than $1.2 billion from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service face new charges of obstructing the agency from collecting taxes on undeclared accounts.

Got a few million bucks you want to protect from the tax man?

The company’s aggressive online marketing has attracted enough customers that the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. prosecutors noticed.

Trusts & Estates Mourns Douglas Moore

Doug was co-chair of our Estate Planning & Taxation committee.