Parag Patel

PARAG P. PATEL, ESQ. is a tax attorney with the Patel Law Offices in New Jersey. Mr. Patel’s practice concentration is in tax, business transactions, international tax planning and estate planning. Mr. Patel’s expertise is in all stages of civil and criminal tax controversies including, international tax law, offshore bank accounts and disclosures, civil/criminal examinations, IRS administrative appeals, and other complex litigation. Since 2009, Mr. Patel also serves as Municipal Court Judge for Edison Township, NJ, one of the busiest municipal courts in the state. Edison Township Municipal Court has jurisdiction of vehicular violations, temporary restraining orders, criminal offenses, ordinance offenses, and arraignments of criminal cases transferred to the Superior Court. Mr. Patel is a Board Certified Estate Planning Law Specialist, Board Certified Elder Law Attorney, and frequent speaker on legal issues affecting tax, offshore tax planning, and estate planning. Mr. Patel is a New Jersey Super Lawyer by New Jersey Magazine for tax and estate planning. Mr. Patel has also received an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating System, which is the highest professional rating possible among lawyers. Mr. Patel is the 2017-18 Chairman of the Tax Law Committee of American Bar Association’s GP Solo and Small Firm Division. Mr. Patel is a graduate of Georgetown (J.D.) and New York University (LL.M tax) law schools. Mr. Patel is a member of the New Jersey State, New York State, Florida, Middlesex County, and American Bar Associations. Mr. Patel has offices in New Jersey, New York, and Florida.

New York University School of Law

LL.M. (1998) | Tax law

1995 - 1998

Georgetown University Law Center

J.D. (1994)

1991 - 1994

Judge

Edison Township

2009 - Current

Foreign Filings, Annual Tax Seminar, Galloping Hill Golf Course 3 Golf Drive Kenilworth, NJ 07033 908-241-8700

December 2, 2017

NJ CPA Society

Foreign Filings Parag P. Patel, Esq. - Patel Law Offices With the IRS targeting taxpayers with unreported foreign assets, tax professionals must identify the pitfalls of the new world of global financial transparency and learn the requirements of foreign asset reporting. We will learn of the detailed rules of foreign asset disclosure: who needs to file and accounts that must be reported, and the potential liability of the taxpayer and tax preparer. We will identify best practices for compliance and discuss the benefits and pitfalls of the IRS' voluntary disclosure programs for non-compliant taxpayers. Experienced tax attorney Parag Patel has handled over two hundred disclosures for clients.

FOREIGN FINANCIAL REPORTING & HOW TO REPRESENT A CASH BUSINESS IN FEDERAL AND STATE TAX AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS, Tax Seminar, Fairbridge Hotel and Convention Center (formerly Somerset Holiday Inn) 195 Davidson Avenue Somerset, NJ 08873

January 12, 2016

NJ CPA Society

Navigating Foreign Waters: FATCA and the Complex U.S. Laws for Foreign Accounts Compliance Parag Patel, Esq. With FATCA, the United States is aggressively targeting US persons with unreported offshore accounts. All tax professionals must know benefits and pitfalls of complex US laws for offshore accounts. We will review the US rules of foreign account disclosure, FBARs: who needs to file, what to file, accounts that must be reported, and the potential liability of the taxpayer and tax advisor. We will identify best practices for compliance and discuss the benefits and pitfalls of the US disclosure programs for noncompliant taxpayers.

Certified Estate Planning Law Specialist

American Bar Association-accredited Estate Law Specialist Board

Certified Elder Law Attorney

National Elder Law Foundation

Board Certified Tax Attorney

Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization

New York State Bar  # 2682243

Member

Current

The Florida Bar  # 100951

Board Certified Tax Attorney

Current

American Bar Association-accredited Estate Law Specialist Board

Certified Estate Planning Law Specialist

Current

National Elder Law Foundation

Certified Elder Law Attorney

Current

Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization

Board Certified Tax Attorney

Current

New Jersey State Bar  # 007941995

Member

1995 - Current

Florida

Since 2012

New Jersey

Since 1995

New York

Since 1994

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted