by Stephen U. McCloskey, Jr. | Dec 10, 2013 | IRS Whistleblower Office
John Koskinen, President Obama’s nominee for Commissioner of the IRS, testified today before the Senate Finance Commitee at a hearing on his nomination. As part of his testimony, Koskinen laid out his plans to “make the IRS the most effective,...
by Stephen U. McCloskey, Jr. | Sep 30, 2013 | IRS Whistleblower Office, Uncategorized
Last week Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote a letter to John Koskinen, former chairman of Freddie Mac, congratulating him on his nomination as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. After congratulations were out of the way, Senator Grassley got...
by Lynam Knott | Jul 25, 2013 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Enforcement, IRS Whistleblower Office
I bet that every person reading this blog – people with an interest in the IRS Whistleblower Program – has seen that the IRS has been under fire this summer due to the exempt organization application processing scandal, and is wondering how this situation...
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...
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