WASHINGTON: An Indian-American neurosurgeon has been indicted on four counts by a federal grand jury for not reporting to taxation authorities about his bank account in HSBC's India branch and the income generated thereof.
Wisconsin-based Dr Arvind Ahuja, a board certified neurosurgeon, wire transferred and maintained millions of dollars in bank accounts in India and the Bailiwick of Jersey at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd (HSBC), according to the indictment.
In 2009, his HSBC bank account in India had a balance of USD 8,733,785.
The indictment alleges that Ahuja did not report these bank accounts to the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) on his 2006-2009 tax returns.
The indictment further says the neurosurgeon failed to report more than USD 1.2 million in interest income that he earned from his HSBC India account and not paid taxes due on that income.
For the 2006-2009 tax years, he also failed to file the Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs) to the Department of the Treasury.
US citizens have an obligation to report to the IRS whether they had a financial interest in, or signature authority over, a financial account in a foreign county in a particular year.
They further have to report all income earned from foreign financial accounts on the tax return and to pay the taxes due on that income.
Wisconsin-based Dr Arvind Ahuja, a board certified neurosurgeon, wire transferred and maintained millions of dollars in bank accounts in India and the Bailiwick of Jersey at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd (HSBC), according to the indictment.
In 2009, his HSBC bank account in India had a balance of USD 8,733,785.
The indictment alleges that Ahuja did not report these bank accounts to the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) on his 2006-2009 tax returns.
The indictment further says the neurosurgeon failed to report more than USD 1.2 million in interest income that he earned from his HSBC India account and not paid taxes due on that income.
For the 2006-2009 tax years, he also failed to file the Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs) to the Department of the Treasury.
US citizens have an obligation to report to the IRS whether they had a financial interest in, or signature authority over, a financial account in a foreign county in a particular year.
They further have to report all income earned from foreign financial accounts on the tax return and to pay the taxes due on that income.
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