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A bill stuck in Congress might help improve audit oversight.
January 28Katz, Marshall & Banks -
The Taxpayer First Act protects a broad range of disclosures about potential violations of IRS rules or tax fraud.
January 15Zuckerman Law -
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 -
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 -
A former Walt Disney accountant has accused the company of overstating revenue for years and has filed whistleblower tips with the SEC.
August 20 -
His analysis underscored how sweeping accounting changes coming in the next few years are raising questions for the life insurance industry.
August 19 -
General Electric shares plunged after a prominent whistle-blower working with a short-seller accused the company of masking financial problems.
August 15 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission awarded $3 million to a group of unidentified whistleblowers Monday.
June 3 -
The anonymous tipster is the first rewarded under rules that encourage employees to report potential fraud to their companies first.
May 29 -
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