Tax Fraud
March 26, 2014
Lantheus Medical Imaging and Bristol-Myers Squibb have agreed to pay $6.2 million to settle allegations that the company failed to pay New York State and City taxes, in violation of the False Claims Act, the New York Attorney General’s office announced.
Lantheus and its former parent company, Bristol-Myers Squibb, allegedly did not pay applicable New York State business...
False Claims Act, New York False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Tax Fraud, Whistleblower, Whistleblower awards
April 11, 2013
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service held a hearing on Wednesday to receive feedback on new rules and proposals for implementing elements of its whistleblower program, Reuters reported. Some of these proposals include guidelines for whistleblower submissions, criteria for determining the size of whistleblower recoveries, and allowing whistleblowers who die during the...
February 20, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service released its Fiscal Year 2012 Report to Congress, which details awards paid to whistleblowers under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. The whistleblower award program generally requires the IRS to pay awards if information an individual provides substantially contributes to the collection of tax, penalties, interest, and other...
December 17, 2012
The Journal of Accountancy reports that the Internal Revenue Service has proposed regulations for whistleblower awards in violation of tax law cases and for the disclosure of tax return information. The proposed regulations are intended to provide general rules for submitting claims to the IRS, rules for proceedings, and factors to evaluate the size of an award. Read the...
False Claims Act, FCA, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Tax Fraud, underpayment of taxes, Whistleblower awards, Whistleblowers
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