ALL IRS AGENTS ARE NOT CREATED EQUALLY

  BY: ANTHONY N. VERNI, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CPA FEBRUARY 23, 2025 © 2025 ALL IRS AGENTS ARE NOT CREATED EQUALLY THE IMPACT OF MENTAL ILLNESS, ALCOHOLISM AND ADDICTION The Internal Revenue Service would have you believe that every…

Eleventh Circuit Sustains Willful FBAR Penalty, But throws the Taxpayer a Bone

By: Anthony N. Verni Attorney at Law, CPA September 5, 2024 ©2024   Eleventh Circuit Sustains Willful FBAR Penalty, But throws the Taxpayer a Bone On September 4, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in…
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EMPLOYMENT TAX AUDITS ON THE RISE SECTION 6672 PENALTY AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

By: Anthony N. Verni, Attorney at Law, CPA August 13, 2024 ®2024 EMPLOYMENT TAX AUDITS ON THE RISE SECTION 6672 PENALTY AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION Employment tax audits are on the rise and so too is the exposure to those individuals …
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TAXPAYER’S PERSONAL CRISIS NO DEFENSE TO WILLFUL FBAR PENALTY

By: Anthony N. Verni, Attorney at Law, CPA August 13, 2024 ©2024   TAXPAYER’S ADHD DIAGNOSIS, STRESS, DEPRESSION AND STAGE 3 PROSTRATE CANCER NO DEFENSE TO WILLFUL FBAR PENALTY   On August 6, 2024 the U.S. District Court for…

PERMANENT LAWFUL RESIDENT PROCEDURES FOR U.S. TAX EXPATRIATION

By: Anthony N. Verni, Attorney of Law, CPA Date: August 6, 2024 ©2024   PERMANENT LAWFUL RESIDENT PROCEDURES FOR U.S. TAX EXPATRIATION Any decision regarding expatriation from the United States for tax purposes should include consultation…
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THAI RESIDENTS MUST NOW PAY THAI INCOME TAX ON FOREIGN SOURCE INCOME

The Thai Revenue Department recently issued Order No. 16/2023 (the “Order”), which marks a significant shift in Thai tax policy as it relates to Thai Residents, who derive income from foreign sources or own offshore assets. The Order, which…
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LARGE TAX REFUNDS AND THE GHOST PREPARER

Earlier this year a Charlotte man was charged with tax fraud in a 20 count criminal indictment, charging him with aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of false returns over a five year period. According to the allegations, between…
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FBAR PROSECUTIONS-FORMER CFO SENTENCED TO EIGHTY SIX MONTHS IN PRISON

On September 21, 2023 a  former CFO of  a Russian natural gas company was sentenced to seven years in prison, ordered to pay $4 million dollars in restitution and an additional $350,000 in fines in connection with a number of tax and financial…