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Oberheiden P.C.

IRS/Tax Whistleblower Guide

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Anyone who has obtained evidence that a person or company is committing tax fraud or evasion can become a whistleblower by reporting it to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Due to the volume of reports that the agency...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

IRS Whistleblower Program – Exposing Tax Law Violations

The IRS Whistleblower Program helps boost the “fair and effective enforcement of our nation’s tax laws and the success of our voluntary tax system.” The IRS Whistleblower Program is dependent on people who become aware of tax...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

IRS Whistleblower Office’s Latest Report Underscores Urgency of Reforms

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Program revolutionized tax fraud enforcement. Since the program was established in 2006, whistleblowers have contributed to the successful collection of $6.39 billion from...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

End “Repeal by Delay” in the IRS Whistleblower Program

In 2006 Congress passed a qui tam whistleblower . It covered both tax frauds and underpayments, and also targeted illegal and undeclared offshore accounts secretly held by thousands of U.S. taxpayers. The law promised...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Tax Court Broadens the Definition of “Collected Proceeds” – Result: Seventeen Million Dollar Award for Tax Fraud Whistleblowers

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The nation’s top tax court recently broadened the definition of “collected proceeds” to include payments of criminal fines and civil forfeitures, which could result in increased awards for tax fraud whistleblowers. This...more

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