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It is perfectly legal for U.S. taxpayers to hold funds in offshore bank accounts, and there can be many advantages to doing so. Whether you are looking for asset protection from litigation or foreign investment opportunities, there are a number valid and perfectly legal reasons for maintaining foreign accounts. Nonetheless, offshore account holders need to be wary of IRS audits of those accounts.

The official end of the IRS’ Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program may have come as a shock to many with undisclosed bank accounts overseas. Those with undisclosed assets are at risk of IRS prosecution, severe audits, massive penalties and even jail time. If you have undisclosed offshore accounts, it is imperative that you speak with US International Tax Advisors to discuss your options. As a former IRS attorney, the closure of the OVDP is not very surprising at all. In fact, there are a number of reasons why this closure actually seems to be in the best interest of the IRS.

US International Tax Advisors was recently asked by a DC news source to comment on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s trial taking place in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.

Tax fraud takes many different forms, but the main goal of tax fraud is to dishonestly avoid paying the taxes that are due.

Just a decade ago, the Swiss private banking industry was thriving as people and companies from across the world were able to invest their money discreetly to hide their funds from taxing authorities. However, a lot has changed as the U.S. government and other jurisdictions throughout the world have been aggressively cracking down on tax evasion.