Who Gets Paid When There Exists Multiple Claims: Part Three
February 7, 2009 – 11:05 pmIn addition to the reasoning set forth in last week’s blog; also consider that IRC section 7623 is patterned after Qui Tam litigation and the False Claims Act. Under the False Claims Act, the party who files his or her lawsuit first gets paid while any subsequent filer gets nothing. Further reasoning why, the first to submit a claim under the Tax Whistleblower Reward Program beats any subsequent Whistleblowers.