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My name is John DeLancett. I am an attorney who has been practicing in Florida for over 35 years. My primary areas of practice are: tax disputes, both civil and criminal, business disputes and litigation and real estate litigation. I have been an advocate of more legal education in our public schools. Unfortunately, this has either been ignored, or, alternatively, subverted into anti-drug or other programs. The purpose of this blog will be to occasionally provide notices of changes in the law that I consider to be significant and, from time to time, to comment on same. It may also be an opportunity for other legal professionals to kick around new legal issues that they encounter in their practice. This is not intended, nor should it be relied upon by anyone, as legal advice.
Update On Offshore Accounts Update on Offshore Accounts Recently, the ABA committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties put on an excellent teleconference on the prosecution and defense of off-shore accounts. This is a brief summary of some of the high points:
Update on Mediation in Mortgage Foreclosures On December 29, 2009 the Florida Supreme Court adopted the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program. The order set forth very specific procedures, which apply to all residential mortgage foreclosure actions in which the note and mortgage were subject to the provisions of the Federal Truth and Lending Act. Any newly filed foreclosure actions must be referred to this program unless the parties agree otherwise. The Parties must go to mediation prior to entry of a final judgment. The original summons issued in the case must have attached to it a notice regarding this mediation for homestead residences.(continue)
The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program 2009 The Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program 2009 As many of you may already be aware the IRS has instituted a 6 month special voluntary disclosure program for individuals who have offshore / foreign accounts, or entities, including trusts and corporations. The IRS has recently issued "frequently asked questions" discussing how they will deal with various issues in this disclosure. As noted above, there is a very short window for participating in this program. Anyone having further questions concerning this program should contact me at the website intake form or by calling me at (407) 696-1040.
Can't Get Your Lender To Talk to You? - How About a Mediation? Two recent articles, one in the Orlando Sentinel and the other in the Florida Bar News, indicate that judicial remedies may be on the way to resolve one of the most common complaints of those whom are being foreclosed upon. That complaint is "I can't get the lender to talk to me, or respond to me!"
Recent Statistics on Tax Convictions Recent Statistics on Tax Convictions A recent article generated by Trac Reports Inc. in its "Tax Notes" dated April 7, 2008 reports on a number of interesting statistics about criminal tax convictions in 2007 and previous years. |
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