by Lynam Knott | May 12, 2014 | Department of Justice, Offshore Assets, Voluntary Disclosure Initiative, Whistleblower Awards
Kathryn Keneally, Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division of the Department of Justice, acknowledged that the Department of Justice had used information provided by whistleblowers in tracking down unreported offshore bank accounts held by United States citizens while...
by Lynam Knott | Jan 14, 2014 | Aggressive Tax Positions, Taxpayer Underpayment, Uncertain Tax Positions, Whistleblower Awards
Today’s CFO Journal reported that a warning from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) late last year has resulted in much more stringent external audits being conducted by auditors of public companies. PCAOB has been...
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 | Feb 13, 2013 | Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office, Whistleblower Awards
The IRS Whistleblower Office made leaps forward in fiscal year 2012. Fiscal year 2012 marked the year that the IRS made a $104 million payment to Bradley Birkenfeld, which is believed to be the largest award paid to a single whistleblower. This was one of...
by Lynam Knott | Oct 29, 2012 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Award Determinations, IRS Whistleblower Office, Whistleblower Awards
We are excited to share some good news … the IRS has awarded $38,037,899 to one of our clients for providing information about a tax avoidance scheme perpetrated by one of the nation’s largest corporations. We respect our client’s wishes...
by Lynam Knott | Jul 31, 2012 | Administration of Whistleblower Claims, Award Determinations, Guidance, IRS Whistleblower Office, Whistleblower Awards
An interesting letter was released last night from IRS Commissioner Shulman to Senator Grassley. Commissioner Shulman’s letter says more about what is in the pipeline for large whistleblower case award determinations than any statement the IRS has made to...
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