by Lynam Knott | Mar 10, 2015 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Contributor Updates, IRS Whistleblower Office
The IRS Whistleblower Program took center-stage again, this time at the Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation’s 2015 Law Conference in Washington, DC. Scott led the lively panel discussion about the IRS Whistleblower Program with Kevin Gillin,...
by Lynam Knott | Mar 3, 2015 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, IRS Budget, IRS Whistleblower Office
A consequence of several years of budget cuts at the IRS is a decline in their enforcement efforts. The Wall Street Journal has recently run several stories detailing these statistics, noting new data that shows an overall decline in IRS audit rates for...
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 | 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...
by Lynam Knott | May 22, 2014 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Award Determinations, Guidance, Judicial Review
Judge Kroupa of the U.S. Tax Court issued three memorandum opinions on Tuesday concerning whether or not the whistleblowers in those cases could proceed anonymously under Rule 345(a). All three memorandum opinions, T.C. Memo 2014-92, T.C. Memo 2014-93, and T.C....
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