The Perfect Storm: Has the Tide Turned Against Offshore Tax Evasion?... [ read ]

The government is building momentum in its effort to turn the tide against offshore tax evasion. With the fall of Swiss bank secrecy, the rise of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA"), and an increasingly global push for cross-border transparency, we are truly entering a new era: an era marked by international cooperation. The government, with its net now cast wider than ever, is poised to haul in a big catch.