How The IRS Uses John Doe Summons

We previously discussed what a John Doe summons is, who can authorize it, and the general procedure the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) must follow to get it approved. Unfortunately, because the John Doe summons is not requesting information on any single person, rather a group of people who fit into a certain category, there is no […]

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Understanding the John Doe Summons

When it comes to learning about your financial accounts, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ways to learn about your assets without you knowing about it. In addition, almost every foreign court will aid the IRS in these audits and help enforce the summons in their own banks. Unfortunately, this means that if you have […]

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Why Hiring an OVDP Lawyer Is Important

Because Your Future Is At Stake Many people are tempted to try to handle their own paperwork for the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP), and many more believe that they only need a certified public accountant to help them. However, due to the very severe civil and criminal consequences that are involved with unreported foreign […]

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