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US still fighting Swiss tax secrecy

Dick Taffe — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:45:58 +0000

A federal judge says the U.S. and the Swiss bank UBS has until Friday to settle a lawsuit over the IRS demands for the names of 52,000 of the bank’s American clients suspected of evading taxes. Professor Daniel Berman, a former deputy international tax counsel to the Treasury Department and international tax-law authority who directs the School of Law’s Graduate Tax Program, can discuss the complicated case.

Contact Daniel Berman, 617-353-3105, bermand@bu.edu

Swiss fight U.S. over UBS data

Dick Taffe — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:56:11 +0000

In an ongoing fight over secret offshore accounts, the Swiss government vows to do what it must to keep the U.S. authorities from getting the names of 52,000 American clients of the Swiss bank UBS. School of Law Professor Daniel Berman, director of the Graduate Tax Program and former Treasury Department official, can discuss the situation.

Contact Daniel Berman, 617-353-3105, bermand@bu.edu

Swiss bank-secrecy deal off?

Dick Taffe — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:21:29 +0000

The New York Times reports that sources say the effort may be dropped to force Switzerland to end its banking secrecy by getting the UBS bank identify 52,000 wealth Americans suspected of offshore tax evasion. School of Law Professor Daniel Berman, director of the Graduate Tax Program and a former U.S. Treasury attorney dealing with international tax law, can discuss the impact of this case.

Contact Daniel Berman, 617-353-3105, bermand@bu.edu