Indian Embassy Phone Lines In US Spoofed For Extortion, Advisory Issued
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 5, 2018
Indian Embassy telephone lines have been spoofed by fraudsters in the United States to cheat people for money, according to an advisory issued by mission which warned against entertaining any suspicious calls.
Fake Call Centre Scam Mastermind Sagar Thakkar's 'Guru' Arrested
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 17, 2016
A Mumbai businessman who 'mentored' Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy, the alleged mastermind of the multi-million dollar fake call center racket, wherein US-based taxpayers were allegedly conned by Indian tele-callers, has been arrested, police said today.
Kingpin Of Mira Road Call Centre Scam Is An Indian-Origin American
Cities | Faisal Tandel, Mid-day.com | Thursday October 6, 2016
1.2 million Americans called up, and 6,400 cheated, of a total of Rs 3.6 crore - the largest scam in the history of US' Internal Revenue Services (IRS), as disclosed by Thane Crime Branch. The racket was being run from a call centre in Mira Road, and the mastermind is an Indian-American, pulling the strings from the US. A manhunt has been launched ...
US Tax Agency Investigates Facebook Over Ireland Asset Transfer
Business | Thomson Reuters | Thursday July 7, 2016
The US Internal Revenue Service is examining Facebook Inc over its transfer of various rights associated with its worldwide business to a holding company in Ireland, according to court papers.
US Official Says More FIFA Indictments Likely: Report
Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 30, 2015
Richard Weber, leader of the US Internal Revenue Service criminal investigations unit, would not identify remaining targets of the federal probe or say if Sepp Blatter, elected Friday to an unprecedented fifth term as FIFA's president, was among them.
Financial Institutions Asked to Register With US Taxmen
Business | Tuesday December 30, 2014
All Indian financial institutions with exposure to the US will have to register by Wednesday with the American tax authorities to avoid a hefty penalty tax of up to 30 per cent under the new Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
Bitcoins are property not currency, says US Internal Revenue Service
Reuters | Thursday March 27, 2014
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Bitcoins will be treated as property for tax purposes.
Bitcoins are property, not currency, IRS says regarding taxes
Business | Wednesday March 26, 2014
Bitcoin, the best-known virtual currency, started circulating in 2009. Its present market value is around $8 billion, with up to 80,000 transactions occurring daily, according to accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in US scandal
World News | Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013
The outgoing head of the US Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
Indian Embassy Phone Lines In US Spoofed For Extortion, Advisory Issued
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 5, 2018
Indian Embassy telephone lines have been spoofed by fraudsters in the United States to cheat people for money, according to an advisory issued by mission which warned against entertaining any suspicious calls.
Fake Call Centre Scam Mastermind Sagar Thakkar's 'Guru' Arrested
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 17, 2016
A Mumbai businessman who 'mentored' Sagar Thakkar alias Shaggy, the alleged mastermind of the multi-million dollar fake call center racket, wherein US-based taxpayers were allegedly conned by Indian tele-callers, has been arrested, police said today.
Kingpin Of Mira Road Call Centre Scam Is An Indian-Origin American
Cities | Faisal Tandel, Mid-day.com | Thursday October 6, 2016
1.2 million Americans called up, and 6,400 cheated, of a total of Rs 3.6 crore - the largest scam in the history of US' Internal Revenue Services (IRS), as disclosed by Thane Crime Branch. The racket was being run from a call centre in Mira Road, and the mastermind is an Indian-American, pulling the strings from the US. A manhunt has been launched ...
US Tax Agency Investigates Facebook Over Ireland Asset Transfer
Business | Thomson Reuters | Thursday July 7, 2016
The US Internal Revenue Service is examining Facebook Inc over its transfer of various rights associated with its worldwide business to a holding company in Ireland, according to court papers.
US Official Says More FIFA Indictments Likely: Report
Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 30, 2015
Richard Weber, leader of the US Internal Revenue Service criminal investigations unit, would not identify remaining targets of the federal probe or say if Sepp Blatter, elected Friday to an unprecedented fifth term as FIFA's president, was among them.
Financial Institutions Asked to Register With US Taxmen
Business | Tuesday December 30, 2014
All Indian financial institutions with exposure to the US will have to register by Wednesday with the American tax authorities to avoid a hefty penalty tax of up to 30 per cent under the new Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
Bitcoins are property not currency, says US Internal Revenue Service
Reuters | Thursday March 27, 2014
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Bitcoins will be treated as property for tax purposes.
Bitcoins are property, not currency, IRS says regarding taxes
Business | Wednesday March 26, 2014
Bitcoin, the best-known virtual currency, started circulating in 2009. Its present market value is around $8 billion, with up to 80,000 transactions occurring daily, according to accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in US scandal
World News | Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013
The outgoing head of the US Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
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