Title 31 of the U.S. Code allows the IRS to impose civil penalties for a U.S. person’s failure to file a timely and proper FBAR by the statutory deadline. However, the IRS doesn’t have forever to make ...

Each state has a different statute of limitations on car repossession debt, including auto loans, with most ranging from three to six years. After the statute of limitations has passed on your debt, ...

Jessica Burgoyne, leveraging a deep background in research methods and a passion for legal issues, distills complex legal concepts into accessible insights. With over 100 published articles, her work ...

Tuesday’s decision in Wilkins v. United States broke no new ground, as it followed a steady line of cases applying a rule under which time limits in federal statutes do not create jurisdictional bars ...

About half the states have eliminated statutes of limitation for rape, so like murder, there is no limit on how much time has passed since the crimes occurred for suspects to be charged. The statute ...

The term statute of limitations may sound like legal jargon but it's a concept that's worth understanding, especially if you have private student loans. Any time you borrow a student loan, it's ...

Lucas Downey is the co-founder of MoneyFlows, and an Investopedia Academy instructor. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas including investing, ...

In May 2019, Ronald Greene was beaten to death by Louisiana state troopers. Patrol leadership initially waged an aggressive cover-up campaign, claiming Greene had died in a car crash and concealing ...