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The Taxpayer First Act protects a broad range of disclosures about potential violations of IRS rules or tax fraud.January 15
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The Internal Revenue Service’s Whistleblower Office made 181 awards to whistleblowers in fiscal year 2019, totaling over $120 million and collected more than $616 million.January 13
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The legislation would create a whistleblower program similar to the one at the SEC, offering protection to accountants and auditors, and others who know of accounting fraud.September 23
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A former Walt Disney accountant has accused the company of overstating revenue for years and has filed whistleblower tips with the SEC.August 20
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His analysis underscored how sweeping accounting changes coming in the next few years are raising questions for the life insurance industry.August 19
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General Electric shares plunged after a prominent whistle-blower working with a short-seller accused the company of masking financial problems.August 15
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The Securities and Exchange Commission awarded $3 million to a group of unidentified whistleblowers Monday.June 3
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The anonymous tipster is the first rewarded under rules that encourage employees to report potential fraud to their companies first.May 29
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The Tax Court has ruled that a whistleblower may challenge an IRS award decision when the whistleblower provides new information in a later supplemental form.March 29
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Olympus Corp. lost a U.K. lawsuit that tried to block the pension of former head Michael Woodford after he blew the whistle on an alleged $1.7 billion accounting fraud and 13-year cover-up at the firm.March 12
