tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519969502186924526.post6123806092630921241..comments2023-10-24T08:00:53.865-05:00Comments on Federal Tax Crimes: Whistleblowers for Swiss Banks Appear to be Live and Well (9/15/12)Jack Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14469823736335455874noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519969502186924526.post-4854386664848175852012-09-19T01:48:33.935-05:002012-09-19T01:48:33.935-05:00Hi Smith Lydgate,
Agree with many of the sentime...Hi Smith Lydgate,<br /><br /><br />Agree with many of the sentiments in your blog.<br /><br /><br />It certainly feels like, post Bloomberg article, the IRS has dissipated much of the criticism with (1) the 20 June 2012 Deputy Commissioner Steve Miller memo, (2)Dean Zerbe's article in Forbes, and (3) the token gesture of one very big 7623(b) IRS Whistleblower award courtesy of Bradley Birkenfeld.<br /><br /><br />Since Steve Miller's 20 June 2012 memo;<br /><br /><br />Where is the announcement of when Steve Miller's much heralded review of the mismanaged IRS Whistleblower Program is going to be complete?<br /><br /><br />Where is the evidence that the back log of over 3000+ whistelbower cases is being reduced \ cleared?<br /><br /><br />Where is the evidence that the numerous 'roadblocks' put up by IRS Counsel over the last 6 years to reduce, limit and delay awards has been dismantled i.e. No awards paid on criminal fines, Title 31 FBAR's, withholding tax on awards, awards reduced to 10% if based on evidence from "judicial and administrative proceedings" etc. etc? <br /><br /><br />Where is the evidence that the IRS is now prepared to utilize regulation 613(n) and actually properly debrief "knowledgeable insiders" on an ongoing basis with respect to documentary evidence of complex tax fraud?<br /><br /><br />I've been registered as a 7623(b) whistleblower with the IRS Whistleblower Office for over 5 years now and as of last night they still refuse to discuss or properly debrief me about the documents I provided them!!!!<br /><br /><br />So much for Steve Miller's and Dean Zerbe's 'Brave New World' of a pro-active IRS Whistleblower Program! The recent hype is indeed very , very different from the reality I and other IRS whistleblowers are currently experiencing.<br />Any whistleblowers who want to discuss any of the above issues are welcome to contact me and other IRS Whistleblowers at Irswhistleblowerexcalibur@yahoo.comLinda Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519969502186924526.post-89674562907340873442012-09-18T14:37:21.604-05:002012-09-18T14:37:21.604-05:00Jack,
I am a
U.S. dual citizen. I am also an I...Jack,<br /> <br /><br /><br />I am a<br />U.S. dual citizen. I am also an IRS whistleblower who blew the whistle on an<br />offshore tax scheme by an American taxpayer with a case in the IRS<br />whistleblower program. <br /><br /><br />My<br />feelings towards Birkenfeld are pretty mixed indeed. First, Birkenfeld has<br />caused a lot of trouble for me personally because until recently I had no idea<br />I had to file U.S. tax returns. I have now corrected that going forward and<br />will hope for the best with respect to previous years.<br />I have paid all taxes in France and so I would get credit so there is<br />no benefit for the IRS chasing me. Also, I don't think it was right that a<br />smuggler and self-confessed thief and liar should get a reward but I suppose<br />the law permitted it so the IRS had no choice. Still, it sends the wrong<br />message for the rest of us who have done nothing wrong except tried to help.<br />And how come he jumped the award queue? We all have cases lodged since 2007,<br />2008, 2009. Where are our rewards.<br /><br /><br />My<br />second point is that despite all the "hype" by Birkenfeld's lawyers<br />about offshore accounts, there is not much of that going on anymore by ordinary<br />people like me and the others are above the law so who exactly are they trying<br />to warn. I thought their comments at their phony press conference outrageous<br />and ridiculous. What whistleblower would hire any of them--for sure they would<br />use any reward to publicize their own firms? On that, Birkenfeld has pissed off<br />a lot of serious people and they may have put him in danger with their<br />publicity even if he agreed to it, but that is for them to work out. Again, who<br />would hire those jokers?<br /><br /><br />My<br />third point is that the IRS whistleblower office still hasn't fixed the program<br />despite all the hype as no awards for non-criminal whistleblowers.<br />Whistleblowers should be pestering the IRS and Sen. Grassley's office for<br />action, unless the message is that non-criminal whistleblowers don't count? Any<br />IRS whistleblower with something to say about this program should contact other<br />whistleblowers at "irswhistleblowerexcalibur@yahoo.com"<br />.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Thank you for giving me this opportunity to vent my<br />frustrations and hopefully other whistleblowers too. <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Smith LydgateSmith Lydgatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519969502186924526.post-14855232754295023352012-09-18T12:52:44.614-05:002012-09-18T12:52:44.614-05:00<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />sissyfussynoreply@blogger.com