Swiss Bank Prosecuted Using Growing IRS Database of Offshore Information
This prosecution is an example of how the U.S. government is using its expanding database of information collected from whistleblowers, foreign governments, advisors, banks and over 30,000 U.S. taxpayers who have already come clean. Swiss bank Wegelin is charged with helping U.S. Taxpayers hide over $1 billion from the IRS. Any deal Wegelin makes to avoid prosecution will likely include giving up [...]
Read More →Society of Trust & Estates Practitioners Conference
Society of Trust & Estates Practitioners, First Annual Latin America Conference, Panama Arista Law is proud to have sponsored this event combining private bankers, trust officers and trust & estate attorneys from throughout Latin America and beyond. For a related presentation on Tax & Legal Issues for Foreigners & Potential Residents, please click here.
Read More →Art in the Tropics
Arista Law is proud to sponsor this year’s “Art in the Tropics” fundraiser for the Cuban American Bar Association’s (CABA) Pro Bono Program. The CABA pro bono program offers free, bilingual legal services to our local indigent community.
Read More →Offshore Tax Amnesty Deadline Extended
Offshore tax amnesty deadline extended to Sep 9 thanks to Irene.
Read More →Most Outstanding Professor
Thank you to all my tax masters students for voting me “Most Outstanding Professor” for the second year in a row!
Read More →Inbound Tax & Legal Planning for High Net Worth Foreigners
Ed Arista presented on Inbound Tax & Legal Planning for High Net Worth Foreigners at the Interamerican Accounting Associations Regional Seminar.
Read More →Asset Protection for Business Owners
Ed Arista presented Asset Protection for Business Owners at the Financial Planners Association Annual Meeting.
Read More →Some LLCs No Longer Safe Haven for Assets
Quoted in the recent DBR article, Some LLCs No Longer Safe Haven for Assets: …Ed Arista said he will continue to alert his clients to change the structure of their holding entities, by [for example] adding another person to the LLC… “But that has to be done very carefully. Once you bring in a second member you need a solid [...]
Read More →Goodwill Gathering of Attorneys and CPAs
Had fun organizing another Goodwill Gathering of Attorneys and CPAs. Well over 100 professionals mixing, mingling and hopefully establishing positive working relationships. Clients are so much better off when their attorney and CPA are on the same page!
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