by Lynam Knott | Jan 13, 2017 | Award Determinations, Congressional Report, IRS Whistleblower Office, Whistleblower Awards
The IRS released the IRS Whistleblower Program Fiscal 2016 Annual Report to Congress recently. There were some interesting statistical revelations, some surprising and some not. Among the more important, if not surprising, takeaways was the fact that nearly 60%...
by Stephen U. McCloskey, Jr. | Aug 19, 2015 | Award Determinations, IRS Whistleblower Office, Whistleblower Awards
The IRS Whistleblower Office announced August 7th that they finally updated two sections of the Internal Revenue Manual (“IRM”), IRM 25.2.2, Information and Whistleblower Awards – Whistleblower Award and IRM 1.1.26, Organization and Staffing –...
by Lynam Knott | Jun 2, 2015 | Award Determinations, Criminal Fines, Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office, Judicial Review
The Tax Court released Whistleblower 21276-13W v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 144 T.C. No. 15 today. While this decision is positive news for some whistleblowers, it is also a reminder of the importance of following best practices when filing a...
by Lynam Knott | Oct 29, 2014 | Award Determinations, Whistleblower Awards
Senator Ron Wyden, the current chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Chuck Grassley, the former chairman, jointly wrote an article in Politico discussing an important issue to us, the prioritization of whistleblower claims by the IRS. They...
by Stephen U. McCloskey, Jr. | Oct 1, 2014 | Award Determinations, Whistleblower Awards
October 1st 2014 marks the beginning of fiscal year 2015 and a new sequestration reduction rate for whistleblower awards. According to an OMB Report on the reductions for fiscal year 2015, every award payment made to a whistleblower under section 7623 on or...
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...
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