After four years in the making, including numerous delays, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) officially went into effect on July 1, 2014. FATCA was enacted in 2010 by Congress to promote global tax transparency and combat non-compliance by US citizens through the use of foreign bank accounts. In…
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Steven Hadjilogiou
BrowsingSteven Hadjilogiou is a member of Baker & McKenzie's Tax Practice Group. He has been repeatedly recognized as a leading tax lawyer by Chambers USA and as a "Rising Star" by Florida Super Lawyers. In addition, he is recognized by Best Lawyers of America for Tax Law and as a “40 under 40 Rising Star in South Florida” by the Daily Business Review. He is a three-time recipient of the Florida Bar Tax Section’s Chair's Special Merit Award and has been recognized as an Up & Comer in Florida Trend’s Legal Elite. Mr. Hadjilogiou has written numerous articles and presented on many topics related to his area of practice and was a primary drafter of the amicus curiae brief filed on behalf of the Florida Bar Tax Section in Knight v. Commissioner before the US Supreme Court (2008). Mr. Hadjilogiou is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law Tax LLM program.