Recap Of Ongoing Investigation Into Potential U.S. Government Reporting...
Before that extended break I took, I was blogging about U.S. government reporting requirements related to offshore safe deposit boxes. A recap would probably be helpful at this point. On April 14, I...
View ArticleFATCA Target Of Legal Challenge
I’ve only started discussing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, just recently. On April 16, I blogged: Let’s go to the IRS Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act web page. Here’s what it...
View ArticleWrap-Up: Potential U.S. Government Reporting Requirements For Offshore Safe...
Earlier this week, I continued to blog about potential U.S. government reporting requirements for offshore safe deposit boxes. I “picked apart” FBAR and Form 8938 using the “Comparison of Form 8938 and...
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I’m back from my “summer vacation” and ready to start blogging on Offshore Safe Deposit Boxes again. While away, I happened to come across two articles out on the Internet that I thought readers might...
View ArticleFATCA Compliance Deadline’s Effect On Offshore Bank Safe Deposit Box...
Yesterday was July 1, 2014- the day the United States government insisted foreign financial institutions begin complying with the requirements of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA....
View ArticleU.S. Using FATCA For Capital Controls?
With the deadline for foreign financial institutions to comply with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act having recently passed, there’s still a significant amount of discussion going on about the...
View ArticleAmericans Find Offshore Bank Safe Deposit Boxes Harder To Come By
If you’re a U.S. citizen, I understand it’s getting darn near impossible to open a safe deposit box at a foreign financial institution these days. From The Wall Street Journal’s Laura Saunders (who...
View ArticleOffshore Safe Deposit Boxes: Bank Versus Private, Part 4
Back on October 24, I began comparing/contrasting offshore bank safe deposit boxes with their private, non-bank counterparts. I noted both types share the same function in that they’re secured...
View ArticleOnly 1 In 10 Offshore Banks Still Allowing U.S. Citizens, Residents To Open...
Earlier this week, I was reading an article on The Nestmann Group’s website entitled “Why FATCA Is a Train Wreck Waiting to Happen.” Offshore expert Mark Nestmann was discussing the Foreign Account Tax...
View ArticleWar Declared On Gold As Part Of Capital Controls?
I’ve read/heard a lot about the following lately: Wealth confiscation. The War on Cash. Capital controls. But after reading two articles by Doug Casey and Ted Bauman the other day, I’m wondering if a...
View ArticleSwitzerland’s Non-Bank, Non-Freeport Vaults To Become Torchbearers Of Private...
I’ve noticed Switzerland has been making financial headlines lately regarding more stringent reporting requirements for non-Swiss citizens and their assets stored in the country. Well-known financial...
View ArticleSurvivalBlog.com’s James Wesley, Rawles: ‘Get A Safe Deposit Box Offshore,...
And speaking of the Cayman Islands, any readers ever hear of James Wesley, Rawles (comma not a typo)? Formerly a U.S. Army intelligence officer, Rawles is now an author, lecturer, and founder/Senior...
View ArticlePrecious Metals In Offshore Bank Safe Deposit Box Reportable To IRS?
Regular readers of Offshore Safe Deposit Boxes may recall previous discussions about U.S. government reporting requirements for precious metals stored in offshore bank safe deposit boxes. Back on June...
View ArticleFollow-Up: Precious Metals In Offshore Bank Safe Deposit Box Reportable To IRS?
Back on March 15, 2016, I brought up an article by Ted Bauman over on The Sovereign Investor Daily website (produced by The Sovereign Society, a Florida-based boutique investment research firm “with a...
View ArticleRelated Reading: Martin Armstrong Covered By Washington’s Blog
Regular readers of Offshore Safe Deposit Boxes know I bring up economist Martin Armstrong from time to time (case in point, the last entry) due to his views on subjects such as the War on Cash, gold...
View ArticleOnly 1 In 10 Offshore Banks Still Allowing U.S. Citizens, Residents To Open...
Earlier this week, I was reading an article on The Nestmann Group’s website entitled “Why FATCA Is a Train Wreck Waiting to Happen.” Offshore expert Mark Nestmann was discussing the Foreign Account Tax...
View ArticleWar Declared On Gold As Part Of Capital Controls?
I’ve read/heard a lot about the following lately: Wealth confiscation. The War on Cash. Capital controls. But after reading two articles by Doug Casey and Ted Bauman the other day, I’m wondering if a...
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