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Akerman Senterfitt Tampa, FL Document Search Results (23) Show: results per page Sort by:  | The Pursuit of International Tax Compliance; IRS Reopens Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program
Jonathan E. Gopman, Louis A. "Drew" LaGrande, Leanne Reagan, Barbara E. Ruiz-Gonzalez, Sherwin P. Simmons; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article January 17, 2012, previously published on January 10, 2012 On January 9, 2012, the IRS announced IR-2012-5 that it has "reopened" the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program ("OVDP"). The IRS opened a new OVDP due to the continued and vast interest by U.S. citizens, other persons, residents and their representatives to have a vehicle in...
| | Florida Supreme Court Issues Opinion Broadly Interpreting Scope of Amendment 7
Kirk S. Davis, Elizabeth Fisher Hodge; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article January 17, 2012, previously published on January 13, 2012 The Florida Supreme Court issued its opinion in West Florida Regional Medical Center, Inc. v. See.
| | A Reporting Nightmare - The IRS Finalizes Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets
Jonathan E. Gopman, Louis A. "Drew" LaGrande, Leanne Reagan, Barbara E. Ruiz-Gonzalez, Sherwin P. Simmons; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article December 23, 2011, previously published on December 21, 2011 The Internal Revenue Service recently posted a final version of the Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets, and its corresponding instructions.
| | More of Your Assets May Be Exposed Than You Think
Jonathan E. Gopman, Louis A. "Drew" LaGrande, Leanne Reagan, Barbara E. Ruiz-Gonzalez, Sherwin P. Simmons; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article December 23, 2011, previously published on December 21, 2011 Following the precedent set by the United States Government’s settlement with UBS in 2009, the United States Government has offered eleven (11) financial institutions in Switzerland and Israel a settlement agreement in which the United States Government’s investigations in these...
| | FATCA: Guidance Delayed Until "Soon After the New Year"
Jonathan E. Gopman, Louis A. "Drew" LaGrande, Leanne Reagan, Barbara E. Ruiz-Gonzalez, Sherwin P. Simmons; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article December 20, 2011, previously published on December 16, 2011 On December 15, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman announced that new proposed regulations under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA") will be released "soon after the new year." The Commissioner indicated that these regulations will provide...
| | Your Assets Exposed! What The United States Is Doing To Make You Completely Bare
Jonathan E. Gopman, Louis A. "Drew" LaGrande, Leanne Reagan, Barbara E. Ruiz-Gonzalez, Sherwin P. Simmons; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article December 20, 2011, previously published on December 16, 2011 On December 14, 2011, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued temporary and proposed regulations in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to provisions that require foreign financial assets to be reported to the IRS for tax years beginning after March 18, 2010.
| | IRS Summarizes Reporting Requirements and Penalties for Dual Citizens Residing Outside the United States
Jonathan E. Gopman, Louis A. "Drew" LaGrande, Leanne Reagan, Barbara E. Ruiz-Gonzalez, Sherwin P. Simmons; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article December 20, 2011, previously published on December 16, 2011 On December 7, 2011, the IRS released a Fact Sheet summarizing the filing requirements for dual citizens of the United States and a foreign country, including federal income tax return and Form TD F 90-22.1, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (“FBAR”). The Fact Sheet also...
| | Florida Minimum Wage Increase to Take Effect on January 1, 2012
Ryan R. Fuller, Scott T. Silverman; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article December 13, 2011, previously published on December 12, 2011 Effective January 1, 2012, the Florida minimum wage will be increased to $7.67 per hour and will continue to surpass the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour. Pursuant to the Minimum Wage Amendment to the Florida Constitution, which took effect in 2005, every September the Florida...
| | Discrimination Against Transgender Employees On The Basis of Gender Non-Conformity Ruled Illegal
Kimberly Lopez, Scott T. Silverman; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article December 8, 2011, previously published on December 7, 2011 In a decision issued on December 6, 2011, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over Florida) has ruled that an employer may not discriminate against a transgender employee on the basis of gender non-conformity. That case, Vandiver Elizabeth Glenn v. Sewell R. Brumby, -- F....
| | You're Not Just a Number Anymore, Credit Suisse Discloses U.S. Taxpayer Information to Department of Justice
Jonathan E. Gopman, Louis A. "Drew" LaGrande, Barbara E. Ruiz-Gonzalez, Sherwin P. Simmons; Akerman Senterfitt;
Legal Alert/Article November 25, 2011, previously published on November 18, 2011 Over the course of many years, U.S. persons and other foreigners have used the bank-secrecy laws in Switzerland to evade taxes. In February 2009, UBS AG, once the biggest Swiss bank, avoided criminal prosecution by paying a penalty of $780 million, admitting it fostered U.S. tax evasion and...
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