Hochul Vetoes Tougher N.Y. Whistleblower Law Aimed at Tax Cheats

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has vetoed a bill that would have strengthened a state whistleblower law to penalize wealthy taxpayers and corporations that deliberately don’t file tax returns.

As written, the bill would have swept up more than just non-filers “and would implicate more tax filing controversies to the False Claims Act than just non-filers,” Hochul said in disapproving the measure shortly before midnight on New Year’s Eve.

“This would be incongruent with the way other states and the federal government pursue False Claims Act violations, and could have the effect of incentivizing private parties to bring ...