Taxpayer was born in France. He studied marketing in Paris. In 1990, he began working for a foreign corporation based in Switzerland that required him to open a bank account in Switzerland. He had his paycheck deposited into the Swiss account. In 2002, he immigrated to the United States and he began his own consulting company. The consulting company provided services to clients in the United States and overseas. His US based clients made payments to him in a corporate bank account in the United States. His foreign clients made payments to his foreign bank account opened in Switzerland. From time to time, Taxpayer would transfer monies from his Swiss bank account to his American bank account. Taxpayer prepares his own tax returns. From 2002 until 2020, Taxpayer reported 100% of the income he received from his United States clients; however, he only reported as income the monies that were transferred from Switzerland to the United States for his foreign clients. Taxpayer answered no on his tax return when asked if he has a bank account outside of the United States. Taxpayer also failed to file Foreign Bank Account Reports (FBARs).

Questions

First, make the argument that Taxpayer acted willfully in not disclosing all of his foreign income and his foreign bank account. Second, make the argument that Taxpayer DID NOT act willfully.

Third, you are the judge. Which argument is stronger?

Bookmark each part when answering the questions to make it easier for the reader. 1000 words for the three part of this assignment.