A “Whistleblower” refers to someone who reports fraud or wrongdoing by others. “Whistleblowing” can be done with respect to many kinds of improper or illegal activities, including reporting: tax fraud, tax underpayments, securities fraud, violation of trade, employment laws, or non-tax fraud committed against the government.
We represent whistleblowers with tax issues of $2,000,000 or more
Lynam Knott P.A. deals exclusively with IRS Tax Whistleblowing, as opposed to non-tax fraud whistleblowing against the government, often called a “qui tam” suit. These kinds of suits are completely different from Internal Revenue Service tax whistleblower submissions. IRS whistleblowers do not sue the accused taxpayer, but deal directly and confidentially with the IRS. Lynam Knott will assist you through the entire process, including helping in gathering the high-quality information that is needed to persuade the IRS to pursue an audit of the targeted taxpayer.
Whistleblowing can be done externally or internally within an organization. Many companies have internal programs that encourage employees to come forward to special departments within the company to report any perceived wrongdoing by others within the company. External whistleblowing, like the IRS Whistleblower Program, means coming forward to someone outside the organization to report the wrongdoing. We encourage potential whistleblowers to do some research and carefully consider the possible ramifications of both internal and external whistleblowing before proceeding.
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