by Lynam Knott | Sep 8, 2011 | Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office, Judicial Review
Yesterday the United States Tax Court decided Friedland v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2011-217 (Sept. 7, 2011) in favor of the Internal Revenue Service. Friedland may sound familiar to some, as his previous case against the IRS did not get very far...
by Lynam Knott | Sep 6, 2011 | IRS Whistleblower Office, Taxpayer Underpayment
This weekend Laura Sanders of the Wall Street Journal published an article interestingly titled “Taxes: How To Turn Your Neighbor In To The IRS”, in which she described how the IRS Whistleblower Program works and the keys to making a good submission. ...
by Lynam Knott | Sep 1, 2011 | Aggressive Tax Positions
The recently released study by Institute for Policy Studies that identified 25 Fortune 500 companies who’s CEOs were paid more last year than they paid in federal income tax naturally piqued our interest, and created a buzz in the media as well. David...
by Lynam Knott | Aug 18, 2011 | Award Determinations, Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office, Whistleblower Awards
Today The Ferraro Law Firm sent out a letter to IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman (PDF) disputing an IRS policy that is negatively effecting most tax whistleblowers. In July of 2009 Chief Counsel decided – without telling anyone – that the IRS...
by Lynam Knott | Aug 2, 2011 | Criminal Fines
Congratulations to our associate, Erica Brady, for the publishing of her article, Are Criminal Fines “Collected Proceeds”?, in the Summer 2011 edition of the ABA Section of Taxation NewsQuarterly. She has previously blogged about criminal fines as tax...
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