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Friday, April 10, 2009

IRS Provides Guidance on Whistleblower Informant Program

by taxnick on April 10, 2009

The IRS whistleblower program allows taxpayers to obtain payment from the IRS for providing information about alleged tax wrongdoing by other taxpayers. According to the new guidance issued by the IRS, there has been a significant increase in the number and quality of informant claims. The guidance sets out a three-step process for handling whistleblower [...]

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Who pays taxes? Who should?

by taxnick on April 10, 2009

At a fascinating TPC panel this afternoon, TPC’s Bob Williams, former CBO director (and McCain economic adviser) Doug Holtz-Eakin, former top Ronald Reagan tax adviser John (Buck) Chapoton, and Center on Budget & Policy Priorities executive director Bob Greenstein all wrestled with the nature—and future–of our progressive tax system.
It is more than an academic question. [...]

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