U.S. Treasury Leading Hemispheric Initiatives Against Bribery and Use of Internet to Avoid and Evade Tax

On February 15, 1996, Treasury Department International Tax Counsel Joseph Guttentag announced enforcement initiatives against bribery and to deter illegal use of the Internet to avoid and evade taxes. On February 23, 1996, the Treasury announced the establishment of an informal group to study the potential problem of tax avoidance and evasion through commercial transactions on the Internet...(more)