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USA v. Eugene Niksich
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June 05, 2026
11th Circ. Lets Man Fight $2.2M FBAR Penalties As Excessive
A Georgia federal court correctly found that the owner of a sports equipment business willfully failed to disclose his foreign bank accounts, but it must give him a chance to challenge $2.2 million in resulting penalties as excessive under the Eighth Amendment, the Eleventh Circuit said.
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October 07, 2025
11th Circ. Wary Of IRS Procedure In FBAR Penalty Appeal
An Eleventh Circuit panel Tuesday appeared concerned about IRS procedures that could keep a man from recouping $419,000 he paid to resolve his failure to disclose funds held in foreign bank accounts as he appeals a district court determination that he actually owes $2.2 million.