by Lynam Knott | Dec 10, 2012 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Guidance, Judicial Review
The Eleventh Circuit released Ware v. Commissioner, an unpublished opinion, in which the Eleventh Circuit upheld the Tax Court’s dismissal of the pro se taxpayers’ request for redetermination of their tax liability and their whistleblower claim. The...
by Lynam Knott | Oct 29, 2012 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Award Determinations, IRS Whistleblower Office, Whistleblower Awards
We are excited to share some good news … the IRS has awarded $38,037,899 to one of our clients for providing information about a tax avoidance scheme perpetrated by one of the nation’s largest corporations. We respect our client’s wishes...
by Lynam Knott | Sep 18, 2012 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office, Judicial Review
As discussed in an earlier blog post, the Tax Court formally adopted amendments to the Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure on July 6, 2012. The amendments rules include Rule 345, which provides that a whistleblower may proceed anonymously by redacting the...
by Lynam Knott | Jul 31, 2012 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Award Determinations, Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office, Whistleblower Awards
An interesting letter was released last night from IRS Commissioner Shulman to Senator Grassley. Commissioner Shulman’s letter says more about what is in the pipeline for large whistleblower case award determinations than any statement the IRS has made to...
by Lynam Knott | Jul 18, 2012 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Award Determinations, Criminal Fines, Guidance, Voluntary Disclosure Initiative, Whistleblower Awards
Tax Analysts recently released a Chief Counsel Memorandum dated April 23, 2012, stating that the IRS cannot pay a section 7623(b) award on recoveries from the failure to report a foreign bank account commonly referred to as “FBAR” penalties. While we...
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