Get Out of Jail Free? No, It’s Even Better David Kocieniewski for The New York Times Sometimes, crime does pay. Bradley C. Birkenfeld, a former banker at UBS, recently served two and a half years in prison for conspiring with a wealthy California developer to evade United States income taxes. Continue Reading: View Article Here…
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Ready to Wet Your Whistle? (The Wall Street Journal)
Ready to Wet Your Whistle? Laura Saunders for The Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2012 It’s a new day for tax whistleblowers, following Tuesday’s announcement that the Internal Revenue Service paid informant Bradley Birkenfeld, a former UBS UBS private banker and convicted felon, a record-setting $104 million award. Continue Reading View Article Here Read Online…
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 reverses position, which could benefit whistleblowers
“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…
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…
