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Governor Brown Signs Bill Making Drastic Changes to California Tax Administration
California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 102 (“Taxpayer Transparency and Fairness Act of 2017”) on June 27, 2017 to strip much of the power of the State Board of Equalization (BOE). BOE administers more than 30 tax and fee programs, such as tobacco taxes, cannabis...
Southern California Residents Sentenced to Prison for Hiding Millions of Dollars in Secret Foreign Bank Accounts
Three Orange County, California residents, Dan Kalili, his brother David Kalili, and David Azarian, were sentenced to prison today for willfully failing to file Foreign Bank Account Reports (FBAR), disclosing their secret accounts in Switzerland and Israel. The three...
Holtz, Slavett, Drabkin & Warner Attorneys Honored as 2017 Super Lawyers
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, APLC is pleased to announce that its founding members Gary Slavett, David Holtz and Igor Drabkin have been distinguished as Southern California Super Lawyers for 2017. All three attorneys were selected as “best of the best” in the area of...
New Due Date for Filing Foreign Bank Account Reports (FBAR) in 2017
Beginning this year, reporting for the 2016 calendar year, the due date for filing Foreign Bank Account Reports (FBAR) changes from June 30th (which applied to all the previous tax years) to the same filing deadline as individual income tax returns, April 15. Like...
David C. Holtz to speak at Provisors Tax Masters Affinity Group regarding Sensitive Employment Tax Audits
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin tax attorney and partner, David C. Holtz, will be a speaker at the Provisors Tax Masters Affinity Group, which will take place on January 11, 2017, in Century City, California. David will be speaking on "Addressing Employment Tax Issues...
David C. Holtz to speak at ABA 33rd National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud and 6th Annual National Institute on Tax Controversy
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin tax attorney and partner, David C. Holtz, will be a speaker at the American Bar Association 33rd National Institute on Criminal Tax Fraud and 6th Annual National Institute on Tax Controversy, which will take place on December 9, 2016, in...
IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program Status and Recent Developments
On October 21, 2016, the IRS issued a news release, announcing new data on the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Procedures, which were put in place by the IRS in order to bring taxpayers with undisclosed foreign accounts and offshore assets into compliance. According to...
Gary Slavett to speak at 2016 UCLA Tax Controversy Institute
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin tax attorney and partner, Gary Slavett, will be a speaker at the 2016 UCLA Tax Controversy Institute, which will take place on October 25, 2017, at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Gary will be a speaker on the panel, "Unanticipated Consequences...
Holtz, Slavett, Drabkin & Warner sponsors the 2016 UCLA Tax Controversy Institute
Holtz, Slavett & Drabkin, APLC is proud to sponsor the 32nd Annual UCLA Tax Controversy Institute, which will take place on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at the Beverly Hills Hotel. For 32 years, the UCLA Tax Controversy Institute has been the preeminent conference...
Holtz, Slavett, Drabkin & Warner Featured on CNN
On September 16, 2016, Igor Drabkin was interviewed on CNN's Erin Burnett Show about presidential candidate Donald Trump's failure to disclose his tax returns. You can view Igor's appearance on CNN following this link.