by Lynam Knott | Feb 19, 2016 | Dirty Dozen
The IRS released its “Dirty Dozen” list of the worst tax scams of the year this month. The list is published each year by the IRS as a way to inform and warn taxpayers about the most common tax schemes they encounter during tax season. While...
by Lynam Knott | Jan 8, 2016 | Administration of Claims
Nina Olson, the Taxpayer Advocate, and the staff at the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) work tirelessly to aid taxpayers in resolving issues with how the IRS interacts with taxpayers. Every year the TAS files an annual report to Congress. This year’s...
by Lynam Knott | Jan 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today we saw another example of an employee (of Viacom) protecting her rights as a tax whistleblower under the Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) and Dodd-Frank Acts*. In a nutshell, retaliation against an employee of a company that is subject to these...
by Lynam Knott | Nov 30, 2015 | Administration of Claims, IRS Budget, Whistleblower Awards
Today the United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report on the IRS Whistleblower Office titled “IRS WHISTLBLOWER PROGRAM – Billions Collected, but Timeliness and Communication Concerns May Discourage...
by Lynam Knott | Oct 29, 2015 | Uncertain Tax Positions
From today’s Wall Street Journal:
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