Following requests by the U.S. government for information about potential tax cheats, the Swiss government has agreed to ease its privacy laws and allow banks to disclose information on U.S.-based clients to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Swiss banks will now be able to deliver client details to the IRS, along with any fines that might be appropriate, in exchange for amnesty from further U.S. indictments. In order for the agreement to proceed, The Boston Globe reports, the U.S. would have to ratify a new taxation treaty between the two countries. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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