Tax Notes has published an article by Lee A. Sheppard discussing IRS Whistleblower Office Director Stephen Whitlock's appearance at the OffshoreAlert conference, which was held April 29 to May 1at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach in Miami.
According to the article, Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, objected to Whitlock and nineteen other IRS employees appearance at the conference. Grassely, who is the coauthor of the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act and a cosponsor of the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 1483), complained that the IRS was dragging its feet in processing whistleblowers cases and that the IRS employee's appearances and expenses need to be justified .
See Lee A. Sheppard, "Whistleblower Officials Talk to Tax Haven Professionals," 2012 TNT 89-1 (May 8, 2012).
Posted By Brian Spring, Associate Editor, Wealth Strategies Journal.
According to the article, Senate Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, objected to Whitlock and nineteen other IRS employees appearance at the conference. Grassely, who is the coauthor of the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act and a cosponsor of the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 1483), complained that the IRS was dragging its feet in processing whistleblowers cases and that the IRS employee's appearances and expenses need to be justified .
See Lee A. Sheppard, "Whistleblower Officials Talk to Tax Haven Professionals," 2012 TNT 89-1 (May 8, 2012).
Posted By Brian Spring, Associate Editor, Wealth Strategies Journal.
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