Read more tax evasion stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4037/tax-evasion.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:54:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74277/15k-yanks-turn-selves-in-for-offshore-tax-cheating.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProdded by the stick of a looming crackdown on offshore tax cheats and the carrot of an IRS amnesty program, some 14,700 rich Americans have turned themselves in, disclosing billions in hidden foreign assets. The "unprecedented" participation in the amnesty program surprised the IRS and advisers to the super-rich...http://www.newser.com/story/74277/15k-yanks-turn-selves-in-for-offshore-tax-cheating.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 9:57:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71535/neutral-swiss-becoming-us-lapdogs-critics-charge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome Swiss politicians are griping that the country's prized neutrality appears to be sliding as the government adopts a more accommodating stance toward US authorities. The government agreed in August to turn over the names of thousands of suspected American tax dodgers banking with UBS, and Roman Polanski was busted...http://www.newser.com/story/71535/neutral-swiss-becoming-us-lapdogs-critics-charge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 7:06:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67927/tax-collectors-use-myspace-google-to-find-deadbeats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInternet-savvy state tax collectors are using a new tool in tracking down evaders: social networking websites. Tax collectors are taking advantage of the fact that an individual’s MySpace or Facebook profile often contains quite a bit of professional information, the Wall Street Journal reports. Agents in Nebraska, for example, recently...http://www.newser.com/story/67927/tax-collectors-use-myspace-google-to-find-deadbeats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 15:31:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67268/ubs-to-hand-over-names-of-4450-clients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUBS will hand over the names of 4,450 of its American account holders as part of a tax evasion settlement, the Wall Street Journal reports, and another 5,000 names will be produced under a special IRS amnesty program. UBS won’t pay a monetary fine. Those being turned over...http://www.newser.com/story/67268/ubs-to-hand-over-names-of-4450-clients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 9:55:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67085/tax-evader-crackdown-spreads-to-hong-kong.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe IRS and Justice Department crackdown on UBS is widening, reports the Wall Street Journal , as new documents reveal the efforts the bank took to keep its clients' wealth away from the taxman. Two recent cases have relied on channeling millions to a Swiss account owned by a Hong Kong-based...http://www.newser.com/story/67085/tax-evader-crackdown-spreads-to-hong-kong.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 8:40:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66742/us-settles-tax-evasion-suit-with-ubs-swiss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSwiss bank UBS AG has agreed to a settlement with the US to resolve a lengthy tax evasion probe, the Wall Street Journal reports. The details are currently under wraps, as the final documents await signatures. UBS will likely hand the IRS the names of 8,000 to 10,000...http://www.newser.com/story/66742/us-settles-tax-evasion-suit-with-ubs-swiss.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 10:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65659/tax-cheats-flood-irs-looking-to-come-clean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA crackdown on tax evasion has led to a flood of wealthy Americans lining up to reveal their offshore accounts to the IRS, reports the Wall Street Journal . A limited-time offer of lower fines, coupled with the ongoing probe of Swiss bank accounts held by UBS, has produced a stampede...http://www.newser.com/story/65659/tax-cheats-flood-irs-looking-to-come-clean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 9:07:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64199/feds-swiss-call-timeout-in-us-tax-evasion-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAiming to avoid an ugly international dispute, the US government, Switzerland, and a Swiss bank are seeking to delay a hearing over private bank accounts, the Wall Street Journal reports. The respite would give government officials and UBS until August to strike a deal over data on some 52,000...http://www.newser.com/story/64199/feds-swiss-call-timeout-in-us-tax-evasion-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 16:03:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62049/nev-newspaper-defends-commenters-anonymity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA tax-evasion trial has sparked a free-speech controversy at the Las Vegas Review-Journal . The paper has declined to honor a federal subpoena demanding the identities of everyone who commented on an article on the trial. Businessman Robert Kahre faces tax-fraud charges for hiding the real value of sales of gold...http://www.newser.com/story/62049/nev-newspaper-defends-commenters-anonymity.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 16:34:39 CDT