FBAR Investigations and Litigation: Compliance Traps, IRS Guidance, Defense Strategies, Recent Cases, Penalties
Recording of a 90-minute premium CLE/CPE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE/CPE webinar will provide tax counsel and advisers a critical analysis of FBAR investigations, procedures, and litigation. The panel will discuss key compliance traps for foreign asset reporting, recent IRS guidance and relief for certain taxpayers, and new cases with issues of first impression as such relate to FBAR compliance.
Outline
- Navigating the FBAR investigation and assessment process
- Critical compliance issues and resolution options
- Penalties and designing FBAR defense strategy
- Litigation; recent cases and IRS enforcement actions
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What are the international tax compliance issues and pitfalls to avoid?
- What foreign reporting forms are subject to foreign tax reporting penalties?
- How can you minimize the risk of audits?
- What are the penalty structures for non-willful and willful failure to file?
- What is the IRS penalty abatement decision-tree model, and how does it apply to requests to abate foreign tax penalties?
- What are the standards for "reasonable cause" abatement?
- What are the critical challenges of FBAR controversies, administrative appeals, and the district court and the court of federal claims litigation?
Faculty
Yevgeny Antonov
Director
PKF O’Connor Davies
Mr. Antonov has eight years of experience in federal, state and international income tax. He has worked with... | Read More
Mr. Antonov has eight years of experience in federal, state and international income tax. He has worked with multinational businesses and high net-worth individuals, including U.S. subsidiaries of foreign corporations and partnerships. Mr. Antonov provides support on U.S. entity formation and dissolution issues, state and local tax, tax treaty and expat tax issues. He has represented corporate and individual clients before the Internal Revenue Service and state tax departments in connection with tax examinations, and tax controversies.
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Christopher Hall
Director, Global Tax Mobility Services Practice Lead
PKF O’Connor Davies
Mr. Hall is a Director, Global Tax Mobility Services Practice Lead at PKF O’Connor Davies.
| Read MoreMr. Hall is a Director, Global Tax Mobility Services Practice Lead at PKF O’Connor Davies.
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Thomas Kinder
Director
PKF O’Connor Davies
Mr. Kinder has more than seven years of experience in public accounting. His expertise is in international tax... | Read More
Mr. Kinder has more than seven years of experience in public accounting. His expertise is in international tax consulting for both corporate and individual taxpayers. Mr. Kinder also has experience in the international sector focusing on cross-border transactions, internal reorganizations and M&A transactions. He contributes articles to the organization’s Thought Leadership series, as well as to outside professional publications.
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