“Whistleblowers and their advocates have long complained that they are unappreciated – or downright resented – at the Internal Revenue Service, but the agency gave them a pleasant surprise Friday. Months after narrowing the circumstances under which whistleblowers could collect rewards for exposing tax evasion, the IRS reversed its position. “This is really I think the first…
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Congressional Involvement: Charles Grassley Letter
Letter from Charles Grassley to the U.S. Department of Treasury. View the PDF >>
Memo from Scott H. Kimpel
Memo from Scott H. Kimpel to the Office of Commissioner Troy A. Paredes. View the PDF >>
Whistleblower Case Hinges on IRS Time Frame for Setting Awards
“The U.S. Tax Court has given the Internal Revenue Service until Sept. 24 to respond to an amicus brief in support of what could amount to an award of tens of millions of dollars for whistleblower Joseph Insinga, an informant who implicated seven major corporations in tax evasion in 2007 (Insinga v. Commissioner, T.C., No….
Fighting ‘The Man” Can Off: Pfizer Whistelblower Gets $51M+
“Kopchinski and five other whistleblowers will earn more than $102 million in payments from the U.S. government under the False Claims Act through which individuals can reap rewards for exposing corporate wrongdoing. “The use of whistleblowers has really opened up the keys to the kingdom in terms of what’s going on in these companies,” said…
