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IRS ordered to produce docs to whistleblower

Author: admin September 12, 2016

In a recent decision from the U.S. Tax Court, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) was ordered to produce Information Document Requests to a tax whistleblower, despite an objection from the IRS that the documents sought were not relevant in the…
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Collected proceeds read broadly by Tax Court

Author: admin August 9, 2016

A recent decision from the U.S. Tax Court could signal a significant sea change in the amount of information that is reported to the IRS by potential tax whistleblowers. Last week, the U.S. Tax Court awarded $17.8 million to two…
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IRS ordered to produce docs to whistleblower

Collected proceeds read broadly by Tax Court