U. S. to seek client names from UBS in tax case
From Wall St Journal 5/15/08 article
“U.S. prosecutors are expected to confront Swiss banking giant UBS AG with a broad subpoena for the names of wealthy American clients who may have used its services to avoid income taxes, according to lawyers and others involved in the case.
The subpoena would follow an indictment, unsealed Tuesday in Florida […]
Probe May Lay Open UBS
From Wall St Journal article 5/8/08:
US prosecutors are investigating whether the private bank, which provides services to wealthy individuals, was involved in tax-evasion schemes that may have been carried out through Liechtenstein, a European principality that was beyond the reach of US tax officials. The US investigation is being aided by a former UBS insider […]
Swiss banks refuse blame for foreign clients’ tax evasion
From 5/5/08 International Herald Tribune:
Swiss banks cannot be expected to police foreign clients’ tax affairs, one of the country’s top banking officials said Monday, rejecting German demands for greater cooperation to catch tax evaders.
The president of the Swiss Bankers Association laid the blame for tax evasion squarely at the feet of governments that demand too […]
IRC §7201. Attempt to Evade or Defeat Tax
From IRS Website:
9.1.3.3.2 (08-11-2003)
IRC §7201. Attempt to Evade or Defeat Tax 1. IRC §7201 states in its entirety:Any person who willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat any tax imposed by this title or the payment thereof shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction […]
Internal Revenue Service Convictions for 2007
Trac Reports has published their Internal Revenue Service Convictions for 2007
The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during FY 2007 the government reported 1,081 new convictions which had been referred by the Internal Revenue Service. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is down […]
