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 | Jul 23, 2015 | IRS Whistleblower Office
The IRS announced this afternoon that the Acting Director (Office of Professional Responsibility) Lee Martin has been selected to be the next Director of the Whistleblower Office, effective August 3, 2015. Director Stephen Whitlock will remain with the IRS and...
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 | 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 Stephen U. McCloskey, Jr. | Sep 17, 2014 | Award Determinations, IRS Budget, IRS Whistleblower Office
If there was ever a question whether IRS Commissioner, John Koskinen, believed in the IRS Whistleblower Program, that question was answered affirmatively in his remarks before the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund. At one point, Koskinen even referred to...
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