David Myers v. Cmsnr. IRS
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October 04, 2019
DC Circ. Won't Second-Guess Reviving IRS Whistleblower Suit
The D.C. Circuit on Friday declined to reconsider its decision that found a whistleblower's untimely filing of a U.S. Tax Court petition did not necessarily preclude the challenge alleging the IRS improperly treated him as an independent contractor.
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September 12, 2019
IRS Asks DC Circ. To Rethink Revival Of Whistleblower Suit
A D.C. Circuit decision that a whistleblower's untimely filing of a U.S. Tax Court petition does not bar the court from hearing the case opens the floodgates for late challenges, the IRS said in a Thursday rehearing request.
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July 02, 2019
IRS Whistleblower Reward Suit Revived By DC Circ.
A whistleblower will get his day in the U.S. Tax Court after a divided D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday that filing a Tax Court petition outside its 30-day time limit does not necessarily bar a court from hearing the case.
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November 27, 2018
Whistleblower Claim Appeal Too Late, IRS Tells DC Circ.
The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday urged the D.C. Circuit to reject a petition to review the U.S. Tax Court's dismissal of a whistleblower claim, saying the appeal failed to be filed within 90 days after the U.S. Tax Court's decision was entered.
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November 21, 2018
Tax Whistleblower Appealed On Time, DC Circ. Told
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals should consider an appeal of a U.S. Tax Court case involving a whistleblower claim by counting a "motion for reconsideration" as the actual notice of appeal that tolled the statute, a taxpayer told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
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July 17, 2018
Whistleblower Claim Filed Too Late, IRS Tells DC Circuit
The Internal Revenue Service on Monday urged the D.C. Circuit to dismiss a petition to review the U.S. Tax Court's dismissal of a whistleblower claim, saying the petitioner waited at least 290 days to file a petition for review with the Tax Court that should have been filed within a 30-day window.
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May 15, 2018
Harvard Tax Clinic Backs Whistleblower Appeal In DC Circ.
A tax whistleblower's appeal missed a 30-day filing deadline, but that should not stop the U.S. Tax Court from hearing the appeal, said an amicus brief filed in the D.C. Circuit by Harvard Law School's Federal Tax Center.
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May 09, 2018
Whistleblower Seeks IRS Deadline Extension In DC Circ.
A tax whistleblower said the U.S. Tax Court should hear his untimely petition because the Internal Revenue Service letter declining his claim was vague and failed to tell him he could appeal, according to a brief filed Tuesday with the D.C. Circuit.