Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about taxes, law and life. A business receives a call from its bank that the IRS has seized all of the business’ funds on ...

As parents, one of our highest priorities is to provide for our children and secure their future. Part of this responsibility involves planning and structuring wealth in a way that empowers them to ...

It seems appropriate that the crime of structuring is also sometimes called smurfing. Generally speaking, structuring is the act of breaking up financial transactions to get around the federal ...

Structuring is commonly defined as to construct or arrange according to a plan; to give a pattern or organization to. It sounds straightforward and benign enough, but in financial markets, structuring ...

After seizing millions of dollars from hundreds of Americans, without ever accusing them of criminal wrongdoing, the Internal Revenue Service has created a new procedure for property owners to ...

One of the more obscure, and strangest, provisions in the federal criminal code – the “anti-structuring” provisions in 31 USC 5324 – is much in the news these days. “No person shall, for the purpose ...

Team and group collaboration is an increasingly important component to many workplaces, including brainstorming ideas, co-writing reports, and working together to solve complex problems. In this ...