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Both the IRS Financial Services group (part of its LMSB Division<\/a>) and the IRS Whistleblower Office <\/a>have emphasized to me–as recently as yesterday–their strong interest in hedge fund abuses <\/strong><\/em>that violate the tax laws. <\/p>\n

The tax whistleblower<\/a> section of our whistleblower lawyer blog <\/a>has followed the expanding probes and increased scrutiny of hedge funds, including our segments on “IRS to Scrutinize Derivatives–Do They Allow Offshore Investors to Avoid Withholding Taxes on U.S. Stock Dividends<\/a>?” in July 2007, and on “IRS Whistleblower Program: Hedge Funds and Private Equity Firms Under Increasing IRS Scrutiny for Tax Abuses<\/a>” in November 2007.<\/p>\n

Subpoenas from the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations reportedly have been issued to Citigroup Inc., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Morgan Stanley, and Swiss bank UBS AG, according to this week’s Wall Street Journal reports, relating to use of derivatives by hedge funds and other offshore investors. (January 15, 2008 WSJ<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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Both the IRS Financial Services group (part of its LMSB Division) and the IRS Whistleblower Office have emphasized to me–as recently as yesterday–their strong interest in hedge fund abuses that violate the tax laws. 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