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2024 AML Partnership Forum

On March 19, 2024, Don Fort will be moderating a law enforcement panel at the AML Partnership Forum with IRS-CI, HSI, and FBI officials. He will also be delivering the closing remarks on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The event is taking place this year from March 18-20, 2024 at the

IRS Doesn’t Have It Easy With Malta Pension Enforcement Efforts

By Caroline Ciraolo, Don Fort, and Ian Weinstock  Bloomberg Tax August 28, 2023 High-net-worth US taxpayers, working with professional advisers, have transferred assets into personal retirement plans established in Malta to limit and potentially eliminate tax on distributions. These so-called Malta pension plans rely on a specific interpretation of the

IRS Criminal Probe Spells Uncertainty For Malta Pension Plans

By Michael Sardar, Don Fort, and Caroline Ciraolo Law360 July 28, 2023 Malta pension plan arrangements under the U.S.-Malta income tax treaty have been a focus of the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of the Treasury for more than two years. That focus intensified recently as special agents from

Don Fort Participates In The Cambridge Forum On International Tax & Disputes

Don Fort participates in the Cambridge Forum on International Tax & Disputes in Cascais, Portugal. Description: The Forum Steering Committee welcomes up to 40 leading lawyers personally selected from renowned regional, national, and multinational firms around the world. With increased transparency and information sharing amongst tax authorities, the use of