I am happy to announce that I will be one of the featured speakers at the 2015 IRS Nationwide Tax Forum that is being held from August 11th through August 13th at the Town & Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego. The Primer on International Forms session is an introduction to the basic […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Robert Blanchard of Blanchard, Krasner & French. Robert has joined IR as our exclusive Real Estate Member in US- California. Mr. Blanchard, a co-founder of Blanchard, Krasner & French, is an attorney and former financial executive with over thirty years of experience in real […]
Authored by Robert W. Blanchard The perceived economic and political stability of the United States has attracted foreign investment capital to the real estate markets. Recent declines in the value of the dollar compared to the pound, euro, and other foreign currencies has made U.S. real estate even more attractive. However, unlike the U.S. tax laws […]
Check out some of my blog posts for the month of May! Please click on the links below to read more. 1. Failure to File Taxes? Expats can face a Customs Hold, Failure to File Penalty, and a Failure to Pay Penalty If you are living in the United States it can be difficult to miss the […]
The materials from Dennis Brager’s “A Brief Guide to Getting (and Keeping) Your Clients with Foreign Connections Out of Trouble, Including FBARs, OVDP, and Lesser Known Issues” webinar are now available on the Brager Tax Law Group website. To access the Recording, click here: http://ow.ly/OfN72 . For the PowerPoint, click here: http://ow.ly/OfNaj Brager Tax Law […]
We represent plaintiffs and defendants in patent litigation in a wide variety of technology sectors, including semiconductors, medical devices, telecommunications, and many others. We appear in federal courts across the United States, and before the International Trade Commission. Our lawyers have litigated some of the leading cases involving the use and abuse of standard essential […]
Many married couples find it advantageous to file a joint tax return rather than filing separately. This comes as no surprise as the federal government has built a number of tax advantages for married couples filing jointly into the tax code. These benefits include: Depending income distribution, a lower rate of taxation than they would […]
On Friday the IRS released new guidance on how examiners should determine the amount of any penalty for the failure to file an FBAR (Report of Foreign Bank Account, FinCEN Form 114). The guidance is effective for all open cases as of May 13, 2015. It does not appear to apply directly to cases in […]
After dropping its proposal in June, 2013 that would have required brokers to disclose recruiting bonuses and “up-front” forgivable loans they receive for switching firms, FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), which oversees all broker-dealers and the more than 650,000 registered financial representatives, yesterday released a revised compensation disclosure proposal.Under the revised proposal, all brokerage […]
Do you have clients who have lived overseas? What about clients who were born in another country, and are now U.S. citizens or residents? If so, chances are they have investments in overseas financial accounts which should have been reported, but weren’t. Those who failed to file an FBAR Form TD F90-22.1 are subject to […]
Brager Tax Law Group is pleased to announce that Dennis will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live webinar, “Streamlined Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program: Avoiding Aggressive Enforcement Regime and Significant Penalties” scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, 10:00am-11:30am PT. Because of your affiliation with the firm, you are eligible to attend this program at half off. […]
Partner Erwin Shustak Becomes a Lifetime Member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocate ForumsWe are pleased to announce that our Managing Partner, Erwin J. Shustak, has become a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, based on the multi-million dollar recoveries he has obtained on behalf […]