Bank Secrecy Act

Bank Secrecy Act, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

Treasury Department Takes Aim at Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing

By TL Fahring Nov 07, 2023
Anti-Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, Cryptocurrency, FinCEN

FinCEN Provides Reminder About BSA Reporting Requirements

By TL Fahring Mar 20, 2022
Bank Secrecy Act, Cross-Border Tax Insights, FATCA, FBAR, International Tax, Offshore Tax, Voluntary Disclosure

The Government’s Warning to Taxpayers: False Certifications of Non-Willfulness Will Be Prosecuted

By Freeman Law Apr 15, 2020
Bank Secrecy Act

The IRS’s Bank Secrecy Act Program Has Minimal Impact on Compliance

By Freeman Law Dec 11, 2018
Bank Secrecy Act, FBAR, International Tax, Penalties, Willfulness

FBAR Penalty Update

By Jason B. Freeman Oct 24, 2018
Bank Secrecy Act, FBAR, White-Collar Defense Insights, Willfulness

IRS Required to Return FBAR “Penalty:” Penalty was “Illegally Exacted”

By Jason B. Freeman Sep 22, 2017
Anti-Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy Act

The FinCEN Targets Money Laundering in Real Estate Transactions

By Jason B. Freeman Aug 25, 2017
Bank Secrecy Act, Forfeiture, Structuring, White-Collar Defense Insights

Federal Forfeiture and the Crime of “Structuring”

By Jason B. Freeman Apr 23, 2017
Bank Secrecy Act, Cross-Border Tax Insights, FBAR, Fraud, International Tax, Offshore Tax, OVDP, Willfulness

Former University Professor sentenced to Prison for Hiding over $220 Million in Offshore Accounts—Pays $100 Million to Resolve FBAR Penalties

By Jason B. Freeman Feb 24, 2017
Bank Secrecy Act, Defenses, FBAR, Tax Litigation Insights, White-Collar Defense Insights, Willfulness

Litigating FBAR Penalties | The Burden of Proof and the Meaning of Willfulness

By Jason B. Freeman Dec 16, 2016
Anti-Money Laundering, Bank Secrecy Act

FinCEN’s Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Rules Drive Compliance with FATCA

By Jason B. Freeman Dec 02, 2016
Bank Secrecy Act, FBAR, White-Collar Defense Insights, Willfulness

Foreign Bank Account Reporting | The FBAR

By Freeman Law Sep 09, 2016
Bank Secrecy Act, White-Collar Defense Insights

The Form 8300 Filing Requirement and Associated Penalties

By Freeman Law Aug 09, 2016