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UBS Whistleblower Wants Shorter Sentence

30 December 2009

What would it take for you to turn in your clients? Would 30% of the take do it? What if it meant jail time? These are all things that Bradley Birkenfeld must have considered before approaching the IRS two years ago to turn in tax cheats at UBS. And he did it anyway. Now, Birkenfeld [...]

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Crack out the Binoculars, Chicago: Mayor Daley Will Pay You to Spy on Your Neighbor

28 October 2009

Times are tough in Chicago. You can only tax the citizenry so much – and Chicago already shares the distinction of being one of the most taxed cities in America. The solution? Enforcement. No big surprise there. But enforcement costs money. What if you could get your enforcement for free? What if… you could convince [...]

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If You Pay Them, They Will Come

2 October 2009

Here’s a crazy thought: if you give people a financial incentive, you can make them do almost anything (trust me, I watch a lot of reality TV). For the IRS, the financial incentive comes in the form of increased rewards for turning in tax cheats. A new law, which was established by the Tax Relief [...]

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