Tag Archive: bank secrecy

UBS and IRS have a deal, beans to be spilled later

August 12, 2009

According to Reuters, UBS has settled with the IRS.  Names will be named.  (How many?  Yours?   more…

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Swiss bankers cave in and rat out their customers

November 10, 2008

From the Washington Post. While this may look like good news to the average Member of  more…

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For whom the bell tolls

July 3, 2008

A Federal judge has issued an order allowing the IRS to proceed against UBS AG, in  more…

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Resolution of Bank Julius Baer litigation — Bank gives up

March 6, 2008

Bank Julius Baer did the only sensible thing it could have done. It dismissed the California  more…

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Secrecy as a tax strategy equals FAIL

February 19, 2008

Every so often I get people wandering into my office to talk about offshore trusts, estate  more…

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