Law Offices of John DeLancett, PL

Update On Offshore Accounts

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:37:26 -0800

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

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 07:45:12 -0800

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

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:47:15 -0700

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?

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 10:53:00 -0700

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

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 10:52:11 -0700

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.