Kevin E. Thorn will be giving the UBS Offshore Account Update on Voluntary Disclosures at the upcoming ABA Tax Section, Civil & Criminal Penalties Committee Meeting in Denver, CO.

Wegelin & Co. officials, who facing criminal charges of helping Americans evade taxes, failed to appear at a Manhattan court hearing on February 11, 2012. Wegelin is the first overseas bank to be indicted by the U.S. for aiding tax fraud, federal prosecutors say. These new developments will likely result in the turn over of more U.S. client data to U.S. authorities.

The IRS reported that eight banks, including the Swiss bank Basler Kantonalbank, turned over U.S. client data on taxpayers suspected of tax evasion on January 30, 2012. This does not put an end to the negotiations between the U.S. and Switzerland; three more banks are still expected to turn over client data and a total of 11 banks, also including Basler Kantonalbank, are expected to pay heavy fines.

The IRS reported that eight banks, including the Swiss bank Credit Suisse, turned over U.S. client data on taxpayers suspected of tax evasion on January 30, 2012. This does not put an end to the negotiations between the U.S. and Switzerland; three more banks are still expected to turn over client data and a total of 11 banks, also including Credit Suisse, are expected to pay heavy fines.

The IRS reported that eight banks, including the Swiss bank Julius Baer, turned over U.S. client data on taxpayers suspected of tax evasion on January 30, 2012. This does not put an end to the negotiations between the U.S. and Switzerland; three more banks are still expected to turn over client data and a total of 11 banks, also including Julius Baer, are expected to pay heavy fines.