The law firm of Zerbe, Miller, Fingeret, Frank, Jadav & Hunziker LLP (“ZMF Law”) announced today that two of its whistleblower clients received an award totaling $8.8 million dollars based on their information leading to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) collecting approximately $35 million dollars in corporate income taxes.
“My clients and I are extremely heartened that the IRS revisited its decision and more than tripled the award for these two whistleblowers after we made an appeal. It is very gratifying that the IRS looked closely and considered our legal arguments – and ultimately sided with the whistleblowers,” said Dean Zerbe, a partner at ZMF Law who specializes in representing tax whistleblowers and is the attorney for the two whistleblowers.
“It is difficult for anyone to revisit a decision. I commend the new director of the IRS Whistleblower Office – Mr. John Hinman – for being willing to make the hard call, and the right call. My hope is that this whistleblower-friendly decision heralds a new start for the IRS whistleblower program. Great thanks especially to Ms. Dawn Applebaum, Program Manager for the Whistleblower Office for...
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