The Supreme Court today granted certiorari in the Bittner case to address the issue of whether the FBAR nonwillful penalty is per form or per account. See Order List, p. 2, here. I covered the key points at this stage in a prior blog. Solicitor General Acquiesces in Bittner Petition for Cert on Issue of FBAR Nonwillful Penalty Per […]
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The Supreme Court today granted certiorari in the Bittner case to address the issue of whether the FBAR nonwillful penalty is per form or per account. See Order List, p. 2, here. I covered the key points at this stage in a prior blog. Solicitor General Acquiesces in Bittner Petition for Cert on Issue of FBAR Nonwillful Penalty Per […]
I previously discussed United States v. Bittner, 19 F.4th 734 (5th Cir. 11/30/21), CA5 here, and GS here, in which the Court held that the FBAR civil nonwillful penalty is applied per account rather than per form. See Fifth Circuit Applies FBAR NonWillful Penalty Per Account and Not Per Form (Federal Tax Crimes Blog 11/30/21), here. That holding conflicted […]
I have written before on the saga of Timberly Hughes. Court Sustains Willful FBAR Penalty for Two of Four Years (Federal Tax Crimes Blog 10/15/21), here. Hughes is back in the news, so to speak. In United States v. Hughes (N.D. Cal 18-cv-05931-JCS 3/29/22), here, Magistrate Judge Spero is trying to wrap up the case […]
In United States v. Bittner, ___ F. 4th ___ (5th Cir. 11/30/21), here, the Court held that the FBAR nonwillful penalty in 31 USC § 5314 and the underlying regulations 31 CFR §§ 1010.306 and 1010.350 applies on a per account rather than a per form basis, so that, in this case where Bittner had […]
In United States v. Solomon, No. 20-82236-CIV-CAN, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210602 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 27, 2021), CL here, in a nonwillful FBAR collection suit, the Court held: 1. The FBAR assessment statute of limitations is an affirmative defense that may be waived by the person assessed the penalty (no distinction here between willful and nonwillful). […]
Anthony Verni of Verni Tax Law, here, has asked that I post the following information and request about his need for local counsel in an FBAR collection case (nonwillful penalty) in the Eastern District of Virginia. Anthony is serving pro bono and seeks a local counsel willing to serve pro bono as well. I am a […]
In United States v. Gill, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12203 (S.D. Tex. 6/30/21), CL here, the court held that an FBAR nonwillful penalty survives the death of the person subject to the penalty. The decision turned on whether the FBAR nonwillful penalty was remedial or penal in nature. The general rule is that remedial liabilities […]
In United States v. Boyd, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. 2021), CA9 here and TN here, the Court held that the FBAR nonwillful penalty is per annual form rather than per account that should have been reported on the form. With this opinion, there seems to be a consensus on this holding that is likely to continue. I […]
Added 3/31/21 3:30pm: Lavar Taylor, here, Boyd’s lawyer and a force in the national tax community, emailed me some comments on my offering on the Boyd case. Lavar authorized me to include his comments at the end of this blog. I highly recommend his comments to readers interest in the general subject matter. In United […]