by Stephen U. McCloskey, Jr. | Jul 25, 2013 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Award Determinations, Guidance, Judicial Review, Whistleblower Awards
An order issued yesterday by the U.S. Tax Court in the case of Albert G. Hill, III v. Commisioner of Internal Revenue (No. 25539-10W) gave the Whistleblower (who is the Petitioner in the case) access to documents in the administrative file of the taxpayer who was the...
by Lynam Knott | Jun 11, 2013 | Award Determinations, Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office, Withholding on Award Payments
Last year we wrote about several welcomed memoranda issued by the IRS Whistleblower Office on June 7, 2013. These memoranda outlined temporary changes and expired a year after issuance. The new memoranda are simply reissuances of the memoranda that were...
by Lynam Knott | Apr 24, 2013 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Award Determinations, IRS Whistleblower Office, Judicial Review
Joseph Insinga’s case has been watched closely from the time the petition was filed to see if the Tax Court would assert jurisdiction over a case where the IRS had not issued a formal determination but had allowed the claim to linger, causing a de facto denial...
by Lynam Knott | Apr 11, 2013 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Award Determinations, Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office
A congratulations and a thank you to Erica Brady, who yesterday spoke on behalf of The Ferraro Law Firm’s clients at the public hearing on the Proposed Treasury Regulations that outline how the IRS will interpret section 7623. Erica joined other...
by Lynam Knott | Mar 13, 2013 | Award Determinations, IRS Whistleblower Office, Judicial Review
The IRS has spent much time ensuring that they would not be whipsawed by paying an award on proceeds that is ultimately refunded to the taxpayer, but apparently, little consideration has been given to what happens when the IRS whipsaws a whistleblower using their...
by Lynam Knott | Mar 5, 2013 | Award Determinations
On March 4, the IRS announced through a two-paragraph statement posted to its website, that under the automatic sequester cuts, any section 7623 whistleblower awards paid between March 1, 2013, and September 30, 2013, will be reduced by a “sequestration...
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