by Lynam Knott | Mar 13, 2018 | Dirty Dozen, Enforcement, Guidance
We get absolutely deluged with hundreds of calls a day during tax return filing season about all kinds of fraud, particularly identity related scams and claiming child exemptions improperly. In 2016, there was a 400% increase in tax related phishing and malware...
by Lynam Knott | Jan 8, 2018 | Administration of Claims, Congressional Report, IRS Whistleblower Office
Happy New Year! The new year brings a time to reflect back on the past year, on things that went well, things that went not-so-well, and how you would like to do things going forward. In the spirit of looking back over the last year, the IRS Whistleblower Office...
by Lynam Knott | Nov 17, 2017 | Award Determinations, Criminal Fines, Guidance, Whistleblower Awards
Late on November 16th, the Senate Finance Committee voted to approve its iteration of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passing the measure on a party-line 14-12 vote. The full version can be found here. Of particular interest to our readers here is one of the...
by Lynam Knott | Sep 11, 2017 | State Tax Whistleblower, Whistleblower Awards
There seems to be as many ways to cheat on your taxes as there are taxes. State sales and use taxes are no different. Some may not realize it but sales and use taxes are two different taxes. Sales tax is usually collected by the seller at the time...
by Lynam Knott | Aug 4, 2017 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Award Determinations, IRS Whistleblower Office, Judicial Review
On July 28, 2017, the Tax Court denied the April 14, 2016 Joint Motion to Remand the case to the IRS Whistleblower Office. In the joint motion, the parties represented that the IRS Whistleblower Office had reconsidered its determination. The Tax Court...
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