IRS Whistleblower Claim | CPE | CE Credit Online

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Course Description

In 2006, Congress passed the Tax Relief and Health Care Act. Prior to the Act’s passage, rewards to individuals who provided information to the IRS regarding tax fraud were capped at $10 million. The Tax Relief and Health Care Act authorized the IRS to create a Whistleblower Office dedicated to investigating, processing and recovering claims concerning the underpayment of taxes. Under the IRS’ new program, whistleblowers may recover 15 to 30 percent of the amount collected provided the taxes and amounts in dispute exceed $2 million.

The IRS whistleblower program allows anyone who is aware of tax underpayments to submit an application for a whistleblower award using IRS form 211. The IRS then reviews the whistleblower’s submission and determines what action should be taken. As a part of this process, whistleblowers may be interviewed for more information. Whistleblowers are entitled to compensation if their information leads directly to an IRS recovery of at least $2 million, including interest and penalties. After the completion of a successful investigation, the IRS Whistleblower Office provides the whistleblower with an award determination.

This online CPE webinar will teach you how to add an extremely profitable revenue stream to your practice. Learn how to submit a Whistleblower Claim to the IRS on behalf of your Client/Whistleblower. This webinar would cover :

How to increase your chances of the Claim being accepted and Rewards paid.
What the IRS is looking for in a claim and how they determine "Reward Amounts".
How to appeal the Claim Reward ?
How to find out exactly how much of your Whistleblower Information was used.
How long a normal claims takes from beginning to end.
How much has been paid by the Government on all Whistleblower Claims during fiscal year 2019.

Learning Objectives

Learn about the background on the whistleblower program
To recall the process by which the IRS reviews and pursues whistleblower claims
To identify how to submit a good whistleblower claim that satisfies IRS criteria
Overview of the whistleblower claim process

Who Should Attend?

Accountant
Accounting Firm
CPA (Industry)
CPA - Mid Size Firm
CPA - Small Firm
CPA in Business
Enrolled Agent
Senior Accountant
Staff of Accounting Firm
Tax Accountant (Industry)
Tax Attorney
Tax Director (Industry)
Tax Firm
Tax Managers
Tax Practitioners
Tax Preparer
Young CPA

Course Qualification

Webinar Qualifies For

1 CE Credit of Taxes for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP)
1 CE Credit of Federal Tax Related Matters for California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTP) (Approval No. 6273-CE-0282)
1 CPE Credit of Taxes for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US)
1 CE Credit of Taxes for Enrolled Agents (EA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00272-20-O)
1 CE Credit of Federal Tax Related Matters for Oregon Registered Tax Preparers (ORTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00272-20-O)
1 CE Credit of Federal Tax Related Matters for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-00272-20-O)
1 CE Credit for Certified Fiduciary & Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS)
1 CE Credit for Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS)
1 General Credit for Accountant/Bookeeper

Additional details

Course Level :

Basic
Credits :

1
Instructional Method :

Group Internet Based
Pre-requisites :

None
Advance Preparation :

None

IRS APPROVED

MY-CPE LLC, 1600 Highway 6 south, suite 250, sugar land, TX, 77478

MY-CPE LLC (Sponsor Id#: GEHNZ) has entered into an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service, to meet the requirements of 31 Code of Federal Regulations, section 10.6(g), covering maintenance of attendance records, retention of program outlines, qualifications of instructors, and length of class hours. This agreement does not constitute an endorsement by the IRS as to the quality of the program or its contribution to the professional competence of the enrolled individual. Credit earned by attendees with a PTIN will be reported directly to the IRS as required of all providers. To ensure your CPE hours are reported, update your profile in My Account to include your PTIN number. Please note: IRS CE is only mandatory for EAs and ERPAs. For all other tax return preparers, CE is voluntary.

NASBA APPROVED

MY-CPE LLC, 1600 Highway 6 south, suite 250, sugar land, TX, 77478

MY-CPE LLC (Sponsor Id#: 143597) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org.

CTEC APPROVED

MY-CPE LLC, 1600 Highway 6 south, suite 250, sugar land, TX, 77478

MY-CPE LLC (Sponsor ID# : 6273) has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer continuing education courses that count as credit towards the annual “continuing education” requirement imposed by the State of California for CTEC Registered Tax Preparers. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, toll-free by phone at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.org.

Presenter

About Presenter

Robert Brennan

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Robert P Brennan CPA, LLC

He was an Internal Revenue Agent for the US Treasury Department as part of the Special Enforcement Group in Philadelphia, Pa. We specialized in Fraud Investigations and Income Reconstruction Cases.

Over the past 20 years I have assisted Attorneys in their representation of Individuals and Business Entities that are under Civil or Criminal Investigation by the Internal Revenue Service.

He has been an Instructor of Accounting, Forensic Accounting and Taxation for over 35 years at various Universities in the Philadelphia, Pa Area.

He has a Bachelor of Science with Major in Accounting from LaSalle University and a Masters in taxation from Philadelphia University.

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Pennsylvania (1986)

Since 1982 have been qualified as an Expert Witness in the Federal District Courts of Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania.

Seminar presenter for AICPA, PICPA and various Accounting Organizations for over 25 years

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Matthew Hertneky, Accountant

Jan 7th, 2021

This was an interesting webinar because I was not aware of the IRS's whistleblower program. An interesting take and perspective for a long term investment.