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…
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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…
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…
Dean Zerbe Honored As Contender for 2012 Tax Notes Person of the Year
Posted on January 15, 2013 by Mary Jane Wilmoth on https://www.whistleblowersblog.org/ On January 6, 2013 The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center was announced as the 2012 Tax Notes Person of the Year. Tax Notes also recognized nine others who were “contenders” for the title. Among the contenders was the National Whistleblowers Center’s Senior Policy Analyst, Dean Zerbe. Zerbe gained significant recognition in 2012…
Chuck Grassley sharply criticized proposed regulations on whistleblower awards
Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in a January 28 letter to Treasury officials sharply criticized recently released proposed regulations on whistleblower awards and urged that his suggestions be implemented in the final regs. The proposed regs (REG-141066-09 ) “are likely to further concerns in the whistleblower community that the IRS and Treasury view whistleblowers with hostility”…
