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...
A jury ordered a nursing home in Illinois to pay a total of $29 million in penalties for false Medicare claims to the government. Two former employees at the facility filed a complaint that the home allegedly destroyed and/or forged records to make it appear that residents were receiving appropriate care and medications, while residents allegedly went without food or...
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...
