BIGGEST EVER USA WHISTLEBLOWER PAYMENT WELCOMED BY SENIOR TAX LAWYER
September 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE LAWYER for a banker granted the largest ever US whistleblower payment - of USD104 million - has welcomed improvements to the whistleblower programme run by America's Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Dean Zerbe was speaking ahead of the IRS decision to reward Brad Birkenfeld, a former UBS banker, who since 2007 has given detailed information to the IRS on how the Swiss bank aided tax evasion. Zerbe said the programme had become more effective - dealing with whistleblowers with more haste and being prepared to make significant payments. ...
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