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…
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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…
United States Tax Court
Docket No. 4609-12W. JOSEPH A. INSINGA, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent ORD E R Now before the Court are two motions for leave to file friend-of-the-court briefs. Petitioner has consented to both motions, and respondent has objected. Upon consideration, it is ORDERED that the motion for leave filed June 15, 2012, by the Ferraro…
IRS Sets Timelines for Action on Whistleblower Claims
by Jeremiah Coder The IRS is adopting temporary timelines for acting on whistleblower submissions while it conducts a review of the whistleblower program, according to a memorandum sent to all the agency’s operating divisions on June 20. In the memo, Steven Miller, IRS deputy commissioner for services and enforcement, said the Service is engaging in…
IRS Boosts Whistleblower Reward Program
January 17, 2011 www.fa-mag.com (Bloomberg News) The Internal Revenue Service, reversing an earlier position, proposed rules making it more likely informants will collect a reward when they blow the whistle on tax-dodging employers, neighbors or family members. The agency proposed regulations today that make it easier for whistleblowers whose information results in denial of refunds…
