by Lynam Knott | Jun 22, 2012 | Award Determinations, IRS Whistleblower Office
The IRS has adopted internal timelines for how long the IRS has to act on whistleblower submissions according to a field directive sent to the agency’s operating divisions on June 20, 2012. According to the field directive, Deputy Commissioner Steven T....
by Lynam Knott | Jun 13, 2012 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Award Determinations, Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office, Whistleblower Awards, Withholding on Award Payments
The IRS released welcome guidance relating to whistleblower claims submitted under its long embattled whistleblower program. With all the recent reports showing that the IRS has numerous problems yet to solve to make its whistleblower program as effective as...
by Lynam Knott | Mar 7, 2012 | Award Determinations, IRS Whistleblower Office, Judicial Review, Taxpayer Underpayment
Joseph A. Insinga, retired Rabobank Finance Specialist, filed a petition with the Tax Court arguing that the IRS’s continued refusal to issue a formal determination constitutes a de facto rejection of his claim and appeals this de facto rejection. ...
by Lynam Knott | Feb 21, 2012 | Award Determinations, Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office
Today the Treasury Department issued the finalized Treas. Reg. Section 301.7623-1(a) and (g) relating to the definition of “collected proceeds” for purposes of section 7623 tax whistleblower awards. Although the language of the final whistleblower...
by Lynam Knott | Jan 31, 2012 | Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office, Whistleblower Awards
They say things come in threes, and last week three program manager technical assistance (“PMTA”) memoranda relating to whistleblower cases were released. Two of the three PMTAs relate to power of attorney forms and the third discusses disclosure of...
by Lynam Knott | Jan 30, 2012 | Award Determinations, Criminal Fines, IRS Whistleblower Office, Whistleblower Awards
Congratulations to our associate, Erica Brady, for the publishing of her article, Does Tax Crime Pay (Whistleblowers)?, in the February 2012 edition of TAXES–The Tax Magazine published by CCH. She has previously blogged about criminal fines as tax whistleblower...
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