PoliticoPro Tax quoted whistleblower lawyer Matthew Stock about the IRS whistleblower reward program and recently enacted legislation protecting tax fraud whistleblowers: New legal protections meant … Continued
SEC Targets Accounting Fraud in Financial Reporting In the early 2000s, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was abruptly reminded about the dangers of accounting … Continued
Yes, a disclosure about a misleading earnings projection, also known as earnings guidance, that leads the SEC to take an enforcement action that recovers more … Continued
SEC Whistleblower Attorney Matt Stock Quoted About Auditor Independence Compliance Week article quoted SEC whistleblower attorney Matt Stock in an article titled “Audit committees need … Continued
Accounting Fraud SEC Enforcement Action On March 3, 2017, the SEC announced that homebuilding company Desarrolladora Homex S.A.B. de C.V. (Homex) has agreed to settle … Continued
In the largest accounting negligence case to go to trial, PricewaterhouseCooopers (PwC) was accused of enabling a $5.5 billion fraud at the bankrupt mortgage lender … Continued
What Whistleblower Protection Laws Protect or Reward Accountants and Auditors? In Lawson v. FMR, the Supreme Court recognized the critical roles that auditors and accountants play … Continued
Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Need Not Prove Securities Fraud In Donaldson v. Severn Savings Bank, Judge Bredar held that there is no independent materiality element to establish protected … Continued
Compliance Officer Receives Whistleblower Bounty for Courageous Whistleblowing to the SEC Today the SEC announced a whistleblower award of more than one million dollars to a … Continued