This is the seventh in a series of ten client alerts summarizing the key provisions of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (the “TAS Act”), a bipartisan legislative package introduced
Continue Reading Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Title VII: WhistleblowersIRS Launches Online Tool to Simplify Reporting of Tax Fraud and Scams
The Internal Revenue Service has unveiled a new web page on IRS.gov that allows taxpayers to confidentially report suspected tax fraud or evasion, scams, and other tax-related illegal activities.
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Continue Reading IRS Launches Online Tool to Simplify Reporting of Tax Fraud and ScamsTaxpayer Advocate Offers Candid Assessment of State of IRS Workforce and Other Challenges Facing the New IRS Commissioner
The National Taxpayer Advocate has released her Fiscal Year 2026 Objectives Report to Congress, a statutorily-required annual report outlining the objectives of the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate for
Continue Reading Taxpayer Advocate Offers Candid Assessment of State of IRS Workforce and Other Challenges Facing the New IRS CommissionerSupreme Court Rules That Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower Protections Cover Only Those Who Report to SEC
Our colleagues Ernest E. Badway, Joshua Horn, and Benjamin H. McCoy have published an alert about the United States Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling narrowing the class of would-be
Continue Reading Supreme Court Rules That Dodd-Frank’s Whistleblower Protections Cover Only Those Who Report to SEC
SEC Announces Three Whistleblower Awards, Totaling More Than $20 Million, In Single Week
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $4.1 million to an individual who alerted the agency to a widespread, multi-year securities law violation and continued
Continue Reading SEC Announces Three Whistleblower Awards, Totaling More Than $20 Million, In Single Week
On Eve of “Paradise Papers” Release, At-Risk Individuals Should Consider Immediate Action to Mitigate Potential for Criminal Prosecution
Tomorrow morning (November 17) the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is set to release publicly the first set of comprehensive data from the recent “Paradise Papers” leak. The initial
Continue Reading On Eve of “Paradise Papers” Release, At-Risk Individuals Should Consider Immediate Action to Mitigate Potential for Criminal Prosecution
To Address Growing IRS Whistleblower Claim Backlog, DOJ Encourages Submission of Certain Larger, Credible Claims for Tax Division Review
In order to assist the Internal Revenue Service in processing the mountain of whistleblower claims it is receiving, the Justice Department’s Tax Division has indicated that it is open to
Continue Reading To Address Growing IRS Whistleblower Claim Backlog, DOJ Encourages Submission of Certain Larger, Credible Claims for Tax Division Review