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Paying U.S. Taxes As An Expat: The New Indentured Servitude?

“The ship Unity, William Glover, Master, Will sail in a Week. Has very good Accommodations for Passengers. Healthy young MEN and WOMEN, as indentured Servants will meet with good Encouragement, and be well treated on board this Vessel. Apply as above.” Thousands of advertisements like this one appeared in English newspapers prior to the American […]

Do I Need To Report Bitcoin On My FBAR?

Many lawyers are borderline technophobes. In 2014, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the Supreme Court still used vacuum tubes to distribute messages long after these systems became available in Washington-area yard sales. “Judges and court executives are understandably circumspect in introducing change to a court system that works well until they are satisfied that they […]

The Fifth Amendment’s Essential Role in Offshore Audits

We’ve all seen Matlock reruns, haven’t we? We all sat through a civics class in high school, didn’t we? So we all know what the Fifth Amendment is, right? Therefore, is there any reason at all to finish this article? Before we can begin to understand how the Fifth Amendment applies in offshore tax cases, […]