Whistleblower W reported a tax fraud scheme, involving W’s employer and related entities, to the Government. W provided the Government with information regarding the tax fraud scheme from June 2006 through the fall of 2009. W’s information formed the basis of the Government’s action against the target taxpayers. W filed a Form 211, Application for…
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IRS Whistleblower Awards – 5 Keys to Success
In working with the IRS on a number of whistleblower submissions, and talking and listening to senior IRS officials, it is clear that there are 5 keys to having the IRS give a hard consideration to your claim: Current The IRS is going to be much more interested in a submission that is dealing with…
GOP Should Be Leader In Fight Against Fraud
If the months since President Obama's reelection have proved anything, it is simply that there is no shortage of opinions about the preferred direction of the Republican Party One particularly insightful thought though came from Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal immediately afterwards. He said that the GOP's perceived coziness with corrupt Big Business and Wall…
Amicus brief for Insinga case coauthored by Dean Zerbe on behalf of National Whistleblower center
The Insinga case raised important questions of how long the IRS can take to decide a whistleblower’s submission. The National Whistleblower Center is a champion of whistleblowers and Dean Zerbe of ZMFF&J serves as a senior advisor for the NWC. The NWC thought it critical to support the whistleblower in Insigna. Given Dean’s background and…
Key Tax Court action for whistleblowers waiting for IRS decision
The recent tax court decision in Insinga is good news for whistleblowers who have been waiting for the IRS to take action or make decisions on their submission. The tax court is clearly signaling in its order that the IRS cannot take forever and a day on a decision. The tax court noted carefully the…
