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		<title>Finally. Government Accountability Office makes recommendations to the IRS  for tax laws education to immigrants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parag Patel, Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In latest report from a government watchdog agency called the Government Accountability Office (GAO) the GAO makes recommendations to the IRS, and the IRS pays attention. Those recommendations could put some taxpayers in trouble, but some are beneficial. Particularly helpful tax laws education commentary regarding offshore assets. Below is an excerpt from the report. &#160; In our [GAO] case [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobility of Estate Plan Documents</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 04:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parag Patel, Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many clients ask if they must re-do their estate plan when they move to a different state.  The answer is generally &#8220;no&#8221;.  A Will made in New Jersey or New York or Florida is likely going to be &#8220;valid&#8221; in almost any other state to which one relocates. Several states formerly required three witnesses for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IRS’s four offshore programs have netted 39,000 taxpayers and over $5.5 billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parag Patel, Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internal Revenue Service has collected over $5.5 billion in revenue from taxpayers who came forward and reported on their foreign holdings under its Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Programs, but it could be missing billions more in revenue from tax evaders, according to a new report. The report, issued by the Government Accountability Office, found that as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Government Report Advises IRS to Increase Awareness of Offshore Account Rules to Help Immigrants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parag Patel, Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internal Revenue Service’s four amnesty programs for those who have undeclared offshore accounts have resulted in more than 39,000 disclosures by taxpayers and more than $5.5 billion in revenues as of December 2012. A report Friday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) also reveals that the IRS could draw more voluntary disclosures from these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quiet or Silent Disclosure Commentary from the Government Accountability Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parag Patel, Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent report from a government watchdog agency called the Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows how well the IRS attack on offshore tax evasion is coming. The GAO makes recommendations to the IRS, and the IRS pays attention. Those recommendations could put some taxpayers in trouble. Particularly concerning is the Quiet Disclosure commentary. Below is an excerpt from the [...]]]></description>
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