Ninth Circuit issues opinion protecting taxpayer rights on third party contacts – embracing arguments in amicus brief filed by Zerbe, Miller, Fingeret, Frank & Jadav. Continue reading… Read Amicus Brief here…
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IRS Needs to Improve Data Controls for Some Award Determinations
GAO publicly releases report on the IRS Whistleblower program, GAO-18-698. …continue reading >>
TIGTA report on IRS whistleblower program
The Whistleblower Program Helps Identify Tax Noncompliance; However, Improvements Are Needed to Ensure That Claims Are Processed Appropriately and Expeditiously …continue reading >>
Update on IRS whistleblower program
Dean Zerbe featured in article for Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure, …continue reading >>
Dean Zerbe quoted in Accounting Today regarding Big Whistleblowers Win
Whistleblowers to Get Full Share of Collected Proceeds, Including Fines and Forfeitures. The Tax Court held a husband and wife who supplied information to the Internal Revenue Service are entitled to a full 24 percent of the “collected proceeds,” which includes a criminal fine and civil forfeitures to the government, not just tax restitution. …continue…