Tax Cheat Whistleblowers Get Their Rewards Trimmed
The IRS still wants your help catching tax cheats, and they're still willing to pay for it. But thanks to the sequester, being a whistleblower won't be quite as rewarding.
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Tax Cheat Whistleblower Who Got $104 Million from IRS Will Owe Millions ... to the IRS
Bradley Birkenfeld just got some good news and some bad news. The good news was that he got a $104 million payment from the IRS for his role in catching tax evaders. The bad news: His reward isn't tax exempt.