After the U.S. government shutdown this fall, there is plenty of accusation and blame going back and forth across the aisle in Washington. The crisis led to furloughs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers, canceled military training missions and slowed economic growth. Clearly, regardless of who or what is at fault, it has had a negative …
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The Biggest Little Law Firm® Asks “Offshore Accounts and Investments: Safe Haven or Headaches?”
There has been much discussion in today's political climate about the federal government's deficit and increasing debt. Included in any discussion on this topic are two elements - increasing taxes on the wealthy and repatriating and taxing foreign investments and/or offshore accounts. While it is up to Congress to increase taxes on the wealthy, the …