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Hot TopicsPosted on November 7, 2019
Two recent raids targeting businesses in Springfield, Massachusetts suggest that federal and state law enforcement agencies may soon be targeting other similar types of businesses in similarly-sized cities such as Worchester, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island. The raids were conducted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in coordination with Massachusetts State Police and targeted a local strip club and restaurant. It is unclear whether the raids followed an IRS audit or were triggered by other factors.
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Hot TopicsPosted on November 6, 2019
According to a recent AP news report published on Boston.com, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents recently raided two Massachusetts businesses working in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Massachusetts State Police.
Read MoreOffshore Account UpdatePosted on November 4, 2019
U.S. taxpayers holding previously undisclosed offshore accounts have had to deal with a recent change in the tax laws. The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) used to be the IRS program allowing offshore account holders to report previously undisclosed accounts, while reducing tax penalties and avoiding criminal exposure. When the IRS ended OVDP in September 2018, the new voluntary disclosure program now applied to these same taxpayers holding offshore accounts.
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