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Top Ten Tax Recoveries of 2020

Posted  02/5/21
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Tax fraud and tax evasion, unfortunately, continued apace last year.  Yet even in the face of waning tax resources, enforcement authorities chalked up some key wins in 2020. Criminal recoveries tend to dominate the headlines because many of the biggest tax recoveries are not public: the IRS scrupulously protects taxpayer privacy, and no announcements are made for civil tax recoveries.  Thus only those that result...

Tagged in: Abusive Tax Shelters, FCA State, IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, Tax Fraud, Whistleblower Rewards,

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IRS Makes its 2020 Whistleblower Report to Congress: Mandatory Awards Hold Steady, but Long Delays Continue

Posted  01/8/21
2020 proved to be a difficult year for most people, but within the tumult of the year the IRS Whistleblower Office continued to work and on December 29, 2020 provided its annual report to Congress (for fiscal year ending September 30, 2020). The report showed a mixed bag of success and difficulties in addressing tax fraud and awarding whistleblowers. The IRS Whistleblower Office made 169 awards to whistleblowers in...

Tagged in: IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, Statistics, Tax Fraud,

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D.C. Council Passes Amendment that Expands D.C. False Claims Act to Cover Tax Fraud

Posted  01/8/21
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The D.C. Council has passed, by veto-proof majority, an amendment to its False Claims Act that expands the scope of the Act to cover tax fraud claims. The amended D.C. FCA will cover tax fraud claims against people and entities that file taxes in D.C., report at least $1 million in income, and understate their tax liability or seek a tax refund resulting in damages of $350,000 or more.  D.C. joins New York and Guam,...

Tagged in: FCA State, IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, Legislation and Regulation News, Tax Fraud,

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Proposed Changes to NY FCA Tax Provisions Rattle Potential Tax Fraudsters

Posted  10/16/20
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New York is one of several states that has provisions in its state False Claims Act (“NY FCA”) allowing whistleblower (or qui tam) suits for violations of the state’s tax laws. On August 3, 2020 (Senate) and October 7, 2020 (Assembly), the New York state legislature, introduced bills proposing revisions to the NY FCA’s tax provisions.

The Proposed Legislation

The Senate bill’s accompanying memorandum...

Tagged in: FCA State, IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, Legislation and Regulation News, Tax Fraud,

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Catch of the Week: Texas-Sized Indictment for $2 Billion Tax Fraud

Posted  10/16/20
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Everything sure is bigger in Texas.  Bigger hair, bigger churches, bigger stadiums, bigger ranches, and bigger sky.  Oh, and as of this week, bigger billionaires committing bigger frauds! On Thursday, federal prosecutors in California charged Robert T. Brockman, a Houston tech executive, with hiding $2 billion in income from the Internal Revenue Service.  True to Texas form, David L. Anderson, the U.S. attorney...

Tagged in: Abusive Tax Shelters, Catch of the Week, Importance of Whistleblowers, IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, Money Laundering, Tax Fraud,

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Top Ten Tax Enforcement Actions of 2019

Posted  01/17/20
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Tax fraud and tax evasion persist each year in various forms and whistleblowers have been at the forefront in combatting entities and individuals cheating the system. Under the IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, whistleblowers who bring information regarding tax fraud to light that results in a recover of over $2 million can be eligible for a reward between 15 to 30% of the government’s recovery. The IRS...

Tagged in: Abusive Tax Shelters, Employment Tax Fraud, IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, Tax Fraud, Top 10,

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Tax Whistleblowers Gain New Protections and Collect Over $120 Million in Awards in 2019

Posted  01/10/20
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The IRS Whistleblower Program released its FY 2019 Annual Report to Congress this week, sharing details on its continued efforts to improve transparency, enforce whistleblower anti-retaliation provisions, and enhance communications. The IRS Whistleblower office also reported that in 2019:
    • The U.S. collected over $616 million in proceeds attributable to whistleblower information; and
    • The IRS paid over...

Tagged in: IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, Statistics, Tax Fraud,

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Catch Our Rising Star!

Posted  10/17/19
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Law360 has tapped Michael Ronickher, partner in the whistleblower practice at Constantine Cannon, for its 2019 Rising Star series.  Law360 selected Mike for his work representing whistleblowers in all manner of reward programs, including his role in the groundbreaking cybersecurity whistleblower case against Cisco. What motivates Mike?  His clients: “Our clients are a real reason that we all get out of bed in...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, Cybersecurity and Data Breaches, FCA Federal, Importance of Whistleblowers, IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Rewards,

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How to Become an IRS Whistleblower

Posted  10/16/19
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Answers to Common Questions from Prospective IRS Whistleblowers

Although the New York False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to bring lawsuits based on violations of the state’s tax laws, the federal False Claims Act (FCA) specifically excludes tax claims. Fortunately, the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 created an IRS Whistleblower Office dedicated to working with whistleblowers. Deciding to be a...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, Tax Fraud, Whistleblower Answers, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Promising Changes to IRS Whistleblower Program – Tax Whistleblowers Now Protected Against Retaliation and Improved Communication when Reporting Tax Violations

Posted  08/21/19
By Michael Ronickher
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Recent legislation marks a potential huge step forward for the IRS Whistleblower Program, which offers rewards of 15 to 30% of government recoveries to whistleblowers who report tax avoidance.  The Taxpayer First Act (TFA), which came into force on July 1, 2019 introduced key reforms that should benefit whistleblowers reporting tax evasion and underreporting. A few months ago, the IRS Whistleblower Office released...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, Statistics, Tax Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Eligibility,

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