FBAR

David J. Warner & Kevin Oveisi to Analyze Compliance Issues with Transferring Assets Outside the United States in CalCPA Webinar

by David J. Warner | Jul 24, 2025 | FBAR, Firm News, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income, Tax Collection

Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin tax attorney, principal, and shareholder David J. Warner and tax attorney Kevin Oveisi will be co-presenting a California Society of CPAs (CalCPA) webinar entitled “Tax Issues with Transferring U.S. Assets Offshore 2025” on July 23, 2025,...

David J. Warner Analyzes Offshore Noncompliance Issues in Strafford Webinar for CPAs

by David J. Warner | Nov 26, 2024 | FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income

Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin tax attorney, principal, and shareholder David J. Warner will be co-presenting a Strafford webinar entitled “Correcting Foreign Information Reporting Noncompliance: Voluntary Disclosure Programs” on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m....

Igor Drabkin to Speak at Strafford Webinar on FATCA

by Igor Drabkin | Feb 16, 2024 | FBAR, Firm News, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income

We are pleased to announce that Igor Drabkin will be speaking at the upcoming Strafford Publications webinar “FATCA Reporting: Filing Form 8938 for Taxpayers With Foreign Assets, Integrating Latest IRS Guidance” on Monday, March 11, 2024. The Foreign...

Swiss Private Bank Admits to Hiding Offshore Accounts, Agrees to Pay more than $122 Million to U.S.

by Igor Drabkin | Dec 4, 2023 | Criminal Tax, FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income

Swiss private bank Banque Pictet et Cie SA entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice, admitting to conspiring with U.S. taxpayers and others to hide more than $5.6 billion in 1,637 secret bank accounts and to conceal the income...

Igor Drabkin & David Warner Analyze Recent FBAR Developments in Webinar

by David J. Warner | Oct 9, 2023 | FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income

Tax Attorneys and Shareholders Igor S. Drabkin and David J. Warner will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live webinar, “FBAR 2023 Update: Filing Requirements, Recent Cases, Deadlines, Extension, Penalty Resolution, and Waiver Provisions” on Wednesday,...

Did the IRS Assess International Information Return Penalties Against You? You Might Be Entitled to a Refund Based on a Recent Tax Court Opinion

by David J. Warner | Apr 4, 2023 | FBAR, Internal Revenue Service, Offshore Income, U.S. Tax Court

On April 3, 2023, the U.S. Tax Court issued its opinion in Farhy v. Commissioner, 160 T.C. No. 6 (2023). This case deals a major blow to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its efforts to collect penalties related to certain international information returns. Did...