Confidential informants and whistleblowing: Making Money by helping the IRS! What is the IRS Whistleblower Program? Believe it or not, the IRS has a program set up to reward taxpayers who to inform the IRS about other taxpayer’s tax fraud or tax evasion. That’s right! Called the IRS … [Read more...]
Foreign Account Reporting in a Nutshell
When I first started preparing tax returns in the late 90's, foreign account reporting was not really a concern. Rarely was there a need to check yes to the question on Schedule B (Interest and Dividend Income) of Form 1040, to indicate the taxpayer had an interest in or signature authority over a … [Read more...]