<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Estate Planning, Probate, Tax and Elder Law Center</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog</link>
	<description>Your Information Center for wills, trusts, estates, tax, asset protection planning, estate tax minimization, special needs trusts, medicaid planning, succession planning, and estate administration.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:48:57 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>The legal standard of &#8220;willfulness&#8221;: Opt out to avoid high penalties</title>
		<link>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/the-legal-standard-of-willfulness-opt-out-to-avoid-high-penalties/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/the-legal-standard-of-willfulness-opt-out-to-avoid-high-penalties/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parag Patel, Attorney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection Against Risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defending and Planning Against Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amnesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FBAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign account]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshore accounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OVDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[penalties and interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voluntary disclosure]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/?p=710</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Under IRS Form 1040, at the bottom of Schedule B, Part III, on Page 2, Question 7(a) states: “at any time during the previous year, did you have any interest in or signatory or other authority over a financial account in a foreign country, such as a bank account, a security account, or other financial [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/the-legal-standard-of-willfulness-opt-out-to-avoid-high-penalties/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Should I close my foreign account?</title>
		<link>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/should-i-close-my-foreign-account/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/should-i-close-my-foreign-account/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parag Patel, Attorney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection Against Risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defending and Planning Against Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amnesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FBAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign account]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hsbc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshore accounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opt out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ovdi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OVDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[penalties and interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tax crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voluntary disclosure]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/?p=705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Suppose you have a foreign bank account holding more than $10,000. You may have inherited it, used it to hide money during a dispute with your spouse or business partner, or just done it on a whim. As you try to justify an easy way out, you might note that the account hardly throws off [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/should-i-close-my-foreign-account/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Global Enforcement of FATCA: Something to Worry About</title>
		<link>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/global-enforcement-of-fatca-something-to-worry-about/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/global-enforcement-of-fatca-something-to-worry-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parag Patel, Attorney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection Against Risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defending and Planning Against Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amnesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FBAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign account]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshore accounts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OVDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voluntary disclosure]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/?p=684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is about disclosure and transparency, but in part is to catch Americans trying to stash money overseas. Controversially, FATCA orders every foreign bank to track down its U.S. account holders, and then share those account holders’ balances and receipts with the IRS.  Uncooperative foreign banks are subject to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/global-enforcement-of-fatca-something-to-worry-about/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Difference between Form 8938 and FBAR Requirements</title>
		<link>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/difference-between-form-8938-and-fbar-requirements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/difference-between-form-8938-and-fbar-requirements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parag Patel, Attorney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection Against Risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defending and Planning Against Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amnesty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FBAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign account]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ovdi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voluntary disclosure]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/?p=697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Comparison of Form 8938 and FBAR Requirements &#160; &#160; Many holders of foreign financial assets must file two disclosure forms this year or else risk draconian penalties. They are Form 8938, which is due with the tax return itself, and the Foreign Bank Account report (FBAR), which is due by June 30 to the U.S. Treasury [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/difference-between-form-8938-and-fbar-requirements/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Checklist of tax forms for taxpayers with foreign assets</title>
		<link>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/checklist-of-tax-forms-for-taxpayers-with-foreign-assets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/checklist-of-tax-forms-for-taxpayers-with-foreign-assets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parag Patel, Attorney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection Against Risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defending and Planning Against Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asset Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FBAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign account]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OVDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[penalties and interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voluntary disclosure]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/?p=679</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This year, there is at least one new tax form for US taxpayers to be aware of: Form 8938: Statement of Foreign Financial Accounts. Since there are a number of sometimes obscure U.S. tax forms that U.S. taxpayers are required to file, we have put together the following checklist to help you keep track of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.patellawoffices.com/blog/protecting-your-assets/checklist-of-tax-forms-for-taxpayers-with-foreign-assets/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

