What it means in practice
Where the money went, where the gaps are left, and what hiding income really costs.
4 guidesAll what it means in practice guides
After Secrecy: How Offshore Centers Survived Transparency
Fifteen years after the G20 declared banking secrecy over, offshore centers manage more money than ever. What they sell now, and where concealment actually went: Dubai real estate, Singapore family offices, U.S. trust states.
Read the guideCRS: The American Exception
Over 120 countries automatically exchange bank data under the CRS. The United States, which forced this model on the world through FATCA, isn’t one of them — how Delaware LLCs and South Dakota trusts exploit the gap.
Read the guideHide-and-Seek With the Tax Man
Hiding income has become a bet with negative expected value — tax authorities see almost everything and forget nothing. What the penalties actually cost, and everything the law already lets you do instead, country by country.
Read the guideUS Passport Revocation for Seriously Delinquent Tax Debt (IRC §7345): A Guide for Americans Abroad
The IRS can get a passport denied or revoked once a federal tax debt tops $66,000 in 2026 and reaches a lien or levy — the exact trigger, the exclusions, and the practical bind for Americans abroad.
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