IRS & Tax
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UBS Tax Fraud Whistleblower Person of the Year Honor
Bradley Birkenfeld, the former international banker who blew whistle on the largest tax fraud in U.S. history just received the...
Birkenfeld asks Justice Department to reconsider prosecution
Attorneys for UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld have written to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking that he reconsider the Justice...
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...
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...
Third Circuit allows compensation for tax consequences
When whistleblowers win their cases, it is often years after they got fired. When a judge adds up all the...
Iowa State Representative Speaks Out Against the Murphy Decision
Back in April, when the Supreme Court denied certiorari for Murphy v. IRS, a lot of people were upset. Whistleblowers and other...
Whistleblower Poll
Exclusive Marist Poll: Overwhelming Public Support Among Likely Voters For Increased Whistleblower Protections
In September, Marist (an A+ rated pollster) conducted a survey of American adults on behalf of Whistleblower Network News. The...
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