Whistleblower gets $104 million in UBS tax case Dina ElBoghdady for The Washington Post, September 12, 2012 The Internal Revenue Service awarded $104 million to a banker-turned-whistleblower who helped the government uncover a massive scheme in which Switzerland’s largest bank helped its American clients dodge taxes. Continue Reading: View Article Here Read Online at The…
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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…
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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…
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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…
