In United States v. Collins, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23260 (W.D. Penn. 2/8/21), CL here and TN here, in an FBAR collection suit, the Court starts its Findings of Facts, Conclusion of Law & Order as follows (2d bold-face supplied by JAT) : Defendant’s willful failure to report his foreign accounts 1. Defendant Richard Collins (“Mr. […]
Tag: FBAR Willful Penalty
In Bedrosian v. United States, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 228208 (D. Pa. 2020), CL here, the district court on remand from the Third Circuit in Bedrosian v. United States, Dep’t of Treasury, IRS, 912 F.3d 144 (3d Cir. 2018), held that Bedrosian acted recklessly with respect to the FBAR obligation and thus was willful for […]
In United States v. Briguet, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 221467 (E.D. N.Y. 2020), CL here, in an FBAR collection suit, the Court denied Briguet’s motion in limine to exclude certain New York Times and Wall Street Journal articles published prior to the FBAR filing date. The Court describe the articles (Slip op. p. 1): “The […]
I have written about the travails, self-imposed, of Robert T. Brockman and Robert F. Smith. See Private Equity Guru Smith Got a Hell of a Deal (Federal Tax Crimes 10/23/20), here, and One Big Fish Indicted and Lesser Big Fish Achieves NPA for Cooperation (Federal Tax Crimes 10/16/20), here. I offer another installment today, focusing […]
In United States v. Horowitz, ___ F.3d ___, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 33074 (4th Cir. 2020), here, the Fourth Circuit held that the taxpayer, who joined OVDP and opted out, was subject to the willful FBAR penalty. On the issues presented, the Court held: The Court applied the expansive definition of willfulness that has taken […]
In United States v. Horowitz, ___ F.3d ___, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 33074 (4th Cir. 2020), here, the Fourth Circuit held that the taxpayer, who joined OVDP and opted out, was subject to the willful FBAR penalty. On the issues presented, the Court held: The Court applied the expansive definition of willfulness that has taken […]
I just picked up this provision in the IRM, here: 5.8.4.24.2 (09-24-2020) Foreign Bank and Financial Reporting (FBAR) Assessments An offer may be submitted which includes FBAR assessments or a taxpayer who submitted an offer to compromise their tax liabilities also has assessments based on FBAR. Since, the IRS does not have authority to compromise […]
In United States v. Toth, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169173 (D. Mass. 2020), CL here, the Court granted the Government’s motion for summary judgment that Toth was liable for the FBAR civil willful penalty. The holdings break no new ground, so I just list the holdings: 1. The maximum penalty is the greater 50% of […]
In United States v. Bernstein, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 167278 (E.D. N.Y. 2020), CL here, the Court granted the Government’s motion for summary judgment determining that the defendants, husband and wife (“Bernsteins”), were each subject to the willful FBAR penalty. Those interested in the motions (and commotions) can find it in the Court Listener docket […]
In United States v. DeMauro (D. N.H. Dkt. 17-cv-640-JL Order and Verdict After Bench Trial dtd. 8/28/20), CL here, the Court sustained the FBAR willful penalty but rejected the fraudulent failure to file penalty. In both cases, in broad strokes the conduct penalized is the same. If that statement is correct, the difference in outcome […]