Patrick Kennedy v. Cmsnr. IRS

  1. October 07, 2024

    DC Circ. Skeptical Of Tax Tipster's Whistleblower Award Bid

    D.C. Circuit judges seemed skeptical Monday of a tax tipster's claim that the U.S. Tax Court had jurisdiction over his case seeking to overturn the IRS' denial of a whistleblower award, saying during oral arguments that the agency had found his tips unproductive early on.

  2. February 27, 2024

    Tax Court Couldn't Rule On Whistleblower Claims, Circ. Told

    The U.S. Tax Court lacked authority to rule on two of a tipster's three claims that the IRS should have given him a whistleblower award, the government told the D.C. Circuit, urging it to vacate a decision even though it upheld the agency's denial of the payout requests.

  3. January 21, 2022

    DC Circ. Should Remand Whistleblower Case, Gov. Says

    The D.C. Circuit should vacate a Tax Court decision that the Internal Revenue Service's whistleblower office rightly denied an award and remand the case for dismissal, because the Tax Court lacked jurisdiction, the U.S. government said Friday.