U.S. District Court Authorizes John Doe Summons for UBS with Respect to Wegelin Correspondent Account

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Monday, April 1, 2013
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
29
Issue: 
4
Abstract: 
On January 28, 2013, U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered an order authorizing the Internal Revenue Service to issue a summons requiring UBS AG to produce information about U.S. taxpayers who may hold accounts at the Swiss bank Wegelin & Co. and other Switzerland-based banks to evade federal taxes.[1]