What can a good great Tax Whistleblower Attorney ("TWA") add to my case?

 • Acceptance…. A great TWA will not waste your time and money to prepare a claim for submission into the IRS tax whistleblower program unless the attorney is confident in his ability to get the case accepted into the program.

• 15%.... A great TWA will prepare a case so as to "substantially contribute" to the determination of tax by the IRS. A great TWA goal should always be working to maximize the ultimate reward from 15% to 30%.

• Anonymity… A great TWA should be able to evaluate whether you will be a necessary witness in the tax matter for which you are filing a claim; thereby giving you the choice of going forward or not if it is likely your identity will be disclosed and it is important to you not to be disclosed.

• Confidentiality… A great tax whistleblower attorney will deal with the IRS on your behalf thereby giving you additional anonymity. If the IRS needs to interview the whistleblower, a great TWA will meet with the whistleblower ahead of time and prepare the client for the meeting with the IRS. The great TWA will be on all conference calls with the IRS and all meetings with the IRS.

• Time… A great TWA will timely and efficiently prepare the case for submission to the IRS Tax Whistleblower Program.

•Taint… A great TWA will do a “taint” analysis in order to advise you whether the information or documents that support the allegations of the claim are tainted (I.e. privileged, stolen, etc.) and will not be able to be used by the IRS in the examination.

• Procedure… A great TWA will walk you through the process of filing a claim with the IRS and attend the "debriefing" meeting with the IRS and you.

• Appeal… A great TWA will appeal your case to the U.S. Tax Court in order to maximize your reward at no additional cost.

• Testifying… A great TWA should be able, based upon experience, advise whether the whistleblower will be called as a witness at trial, or whether the IRS can ultimately try the case without calling the whistleblower as a witness.

• Criminal… A great TWA has a responsibility to his or her client to determine if they "aided & abetted" in the underpayment of tax or could otherwise be implicated in the matter as a co-conspirator and negotiate immunity on behalf of the whistleblower, or otherwise advise the whistleblower of the potential criminal exposure prior to filing a claim.