Accountant Forgets to Report Swiss Accounts

The Department of Justice today released a statement about UBS client, Steven Michael Rubinstein, a chartered accountant living in Boca Raton, Fla., who pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return for tax year 2004. Rubinstein was charged with filing a false tax return that intentionally failed to disclose the existence of a Swiss bank account maintained by UBS of which he was the beneficial owner and failed to report any income earned on that account.
“Combating offshore tax evasion by wealthy taxpayers continues to be one of the IRS’ top priorities,” said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. “The IRS is committed …read more