The practice of tax law conjures images of bookish lawyers holed up in an office poring over tax codes - not the stuff of international intrigue. ...more

December 7, 2008

William Sharp, from the offices of Sharp & Associates in Tampa's West Shore business district, finds himself in the middle of the conflict – and in great demand. Some wealthy American taxpayers want to come clean with the IRS. They've hired his firm to help them voluntarily report assets they have in UBS accounts. He and his partners are traveling to Switzerland twice a month to review secret bank records. ...more

December 4, 2008

Wall Street suffered its second big drop in a week Wednesday, with investors worried about spreading fallout from the credit crisis at banks and about a dollar that just keeps getting weaker. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 360 points - just about matching its pullback Nov. 1. ...more

November 7, 2007