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CMS Proposes to Increase Awards for Non-Qui Tam Whistleblowers

by Ellyn L. Sternfield | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/1/2013

CMS wants to change the way that it rewards non-qui tam whistleblowers who report alleged fraudulent or unlawful conduct related to Medicare or Medicaid. Using an IRS program as a model, CMS recently proposed rule changes to...more

Senator Grassley’s Harsh Criticisms Of IRS Whistleblower Program Implementation

by Michael Graham, Harris M. Mufson, Steven J. Pearlman | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 2/25/2013

On January 28, 2013, in a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury), Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), co-author of the 2006 updates to Section 7623 of the Internal Revenue...more

IRS Whistleblower Program: Payouts Rise in 2012

by Michael Graham, Harris M. Mufson, Steven J. Pearlman | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 2/20/2013

On February 13, 2013, the IRS issued its “Fiscal Year 2012 Report to the Congress on the Use of Section 7623,” as required by The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Act). The Act was established “to encourage people with...more

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations On Whistleblower Bounty Program

by Marta Moakley | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 12/20/2012

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed new regulations addressing the processing and awarding of bounties to whistleblowers who provide information relating to underpayments of tax or violations of the Internal...more

The Whistleblower Era

by Michael Volkov on 11/21/2012

It has taken a long time but the status of whistleblowers has reached an all time high. Whistleblowers can expect even more encouragement and protections in the future. ...more

"Why Won't They Take My (Whistleblower) Case!"

by Richard Paul McClellan III on 10/10/2012

In Cohen v. Commissioner, 139 T.C. No. 12 (October 9, 2012), the Tax Court decided that it lacked jurisdiction to review an IRS Whistleblower Office decision not to pursue a claim. In the decision, Mr. Cohen asked the...more

$104 Million Awarded to UBS Whistleblower

by Akerman Senterfitt on 9/19/2012

On September 11, 2012, the National Whistleblowers Center announced that UBS whistleblower, Bradley Birkenfeld, was awarded $104 Million by the Internal Revenue Service (‘IRS”) as payment for insider information he provided...more

Would $104 Million IRS Whistleblower Get Stiffed Under Dodd-Frank?

by Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.... on 9/19/2012

The recent announcement that the IRS granted a $104 million whistleblower award to convicted former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld generated front-page news coverage. Birkenfeld, the U.S.-bred former private banker who...more

Whistleblower Attorney Steve Berman Comments on Record IRS Whistleblower Award

by Steve Berman on 9/11/2012

Steve Berman, managing partner at Hagens Berman, a nationwide whistleblower protection law firm, today lauded an award the Internal Revenue made to former Swiss banker Bradley Birkenfeld for providing information on tax...more

Whistleblower Regulations Finalized by IRS: Awards for Reporting Tax Fraud Are Significant

by Duane Morris LLP on 8/14/2012

Earlier this year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in its continuing effort to prompt and motivate whistleblowers to come forward, issued final regulations clarifying certain definitions used for purposes of calculating...more

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