Archive for April, 2009

States That Offer Tax Whistleblower Rewards

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Seven states have passed laws that allow private individuals to act as Tax Whistleblowers.  These seven states include California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, and Rhode Island.  Some of these states have modeled their Whistleblower Acts after the federal False Claims Act.  In addition, some of these states have Whistleblower Acts that exclude income tax--Illinois, ...

First Indictment of UBS Client in Bank’s US Tax Evasion Scandal

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Steven Michael Rubinstein, a certified public accountant, has the dubious distinction of being the first client indicted as a result of the massive IRS effort to end the aiding of tax evasion by Swiss banking giant UBS.  The principals of www.RewardTax.com have previously blogged on multiple occasions about the UBS investigation, ...