by Lynam Knott | Sep 23, 2014 | Award Determinations, Whistleblower Awards
Tax whistleblowing took center-stage at the American Bar Association Section of Taxation meeting in Denver last Friday. I had the pleasure of participating in a round table discussion with fellow panelists, Holly Styles, Senior Counsel in the IRS Office of...
by Lynam Knott | Aug 20, 2014 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office
The IRS released two documents today on their website, Commissioner Koskinen Statement regarding Whistleblower Program and Deputy Commissioner for Service and Enforcement Memorandum. The Commissioner’s statement reaffirmed his commitment and support...
by Lynam Knott | Aug 8, 2014 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office
The IRS has finally released the Final Treasury Regulations that we have all been waiting for. While, there were not as many in the Final Regulations as we would have liked to have seen; the changes that were made were important ones. Some of the pros and cons of...
by Lynam Knott | Aug 4, 2014 | Award Determinations, IRS Whistleblower Office, Judicial Review
The United States Tax Court released an opinion today, Whistleblower 22231-12W v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, which continues to piece together the bounds of the Tax Court’s jurisdiction. The Tax Court held that the IRS Whistleblower Office could not...
by Lynam Knott | Jun 5, 2014 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Award Determinations, Department of Justice, Guidance, Judicial Review
The Tax Court held that it has jurisdiction to review the IRS’s whistleblower claims award determinations where the informant has alleged that they provided significant information to the IRS before and after December 20, 2006, the effective date of section...
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