The U.S. and Switzerland have reached an agreement to increase the exchange of tax information between the two countries, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced today.
The announcement comes as the IRS continues to pursue its investigation into tax evasion by wealthy U.S. citizens who are clients of Swiss banking giant UBS.
"This treaty will increase our ability to enforce our tax laws and will help bring an end to an era of offshore accounts and investments being used for tax evasion," Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in a statement.
Official signing of the protocol is expected within a few months.
