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March 27, 2018
IRS Withdraws Appeal Of Whistleblower Couple's $17.8M Win

The Internal Revenue Service has agreed to drop its appeal of a U.S. Tax Court ruling granting a whistleblower couple $17.8 million for their role in taking down a $74 million corporate tax fraud scheme, according to an agreement filed in the D.C. Circuit.
October 25, 2017
Sen. Grassley Backs Larger Whistleblower Awards At DC Circ.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, filed an amicus brief Tuesday in support of a whistleblower couple urging the D.C. Circuit to affirm an additional $13 million award from the U.S. Tax Court, which held criminal fines and forfeitures are part of "collected proceeds" in calculating whistleblower awards.
October 12, 2017
Couple Asks DC Circ. To Uphold $17.8M Whistleblower Award

A whistleblower couple urged the D.C. Circuit to affirm the Tax Court's ruling that for purposes of calculating whistleblower awards, the term "collected proceeds" includes criminal fines and forfeitures and isn't limited just to amounts assessed and collected.
August 25, 2017
IRS Asks DC Circ. To Nix $13M In Whistleblower Fees

The IRS urged the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to roll back a Tax Court ruling that provided almost $13 million in additional whistleblower awards to a husband and wife who helped catch a foreign corporation evading federal income tax, arguing certain monies should be excluded in the fee calculation.