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IRS rule to clarify taxation of personal injury compensation
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is now considering a proposed regulation that would expand the types of personal injury compensations...
Whistleblowing: A Get-Rich-Quick Scheme?
I have received calls and emails asking why the NWC supports UBS whistleblower Brad Birkenfeld. This article published on Forbes.com...
Advocates Urge Attorney General Holder to Review UBS Whistleblower Case
Whistleblowers who open the door on offshore accounts are not only exposing tax evasion but also the criminals involved in...
World Radio Switzerland Interviews Stephen Kohn on UBS Whistleblower
A reporter from World Radio Switzerland recently interviewed Stephen Kohn on Bradley Birkenfeld, the Swiss banker who blew the whistle...
AP reports jump in tax whistleblowing
The Associated Press reports that since Congress beefed up the rewards for tax whistleblowers late in 2006, the number of...
Ninth Circuit rules for SOX whistleblower
The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reinstated a Sarbanes-Oxley case and made some helpful comments about SOX. In a...
BB&T whistleblower Amy Stroupe prepares for hearing
WCNC television news released a story last week about BB&T bank whistleblower Amy Stroupe. While working as an investigator for...
Stephen Kohn speaks on Democracy Now about UBS whistleblower’s sentence
Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC), spoke today with Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman of...
Attorney applauds whistleblower reward in financial oversight bill
Attorney Dan Hurson used to work for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This week he cheered for the whistleblower...
Congress Protects Some Whistleblowers, Leaves Others Out
On Wednesday, behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, House and Senate leaders hammered out a deal to pass the economic...
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