IRS Looks at Improving Informants Rewards Program
The IRS using paid informants to identify noncompliant taxpayers may seem controversial, but it has not generated much controversy as the program has been poorly administered. In this article, we will...
View ArticleCongress Works on the IRS Informants Reward Program
The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 makes a number of changes related to the IRS informants reward program. This program has long been ridiculed for being ineffective and poorly administered....
View ArticleIRS Guidance on Whistleblower Informant Program
The IRS whistleblower program allows taxpayers to obtain payment from the IRS for providing information about alleged tax wrongdoing by other taxpayers. How the IRS has administered the program has...
View ArticleIRS Whistleblower Claimants May Be Entitled to Larger Awards
The IRS is often gets more from whistleblowers than one may think. Specifically, the IRS may be able to recoup taxes, penalties and interest for other years or related but different issues. There is a...
View ArticleSerial IRS Whistleblower Cannot Remain Anonymous
You would think that an IRS whistleblower could always remain anonymous. That is a fundamental feature of the whistleblower program. In Whistleblower 14377-16W v. Commissioner, 148 T.C. 25, the U.S....
View ArticleFreedom of Information Act Reaches Whistleblower Documents
Since its inception, the IRS’s process for paying whistleblower claimants has been widely criticized. Setting aside these criticisms, there have been a number of developments that would-be informants...
View ArticleWhistleblower Cannot Remain Anonymous
We have previously written about the court’s position that serial whistleblowers, those who submit more than one whistleblower claim with the IRS, cannot remain anonymous when litigating the right to...
View ArticleTime Frame for IRS Whistleblower Claims
The IRS is slow in making awards to whistle-blowers. It can take years just to get the final rejection letter from the IRS. This can be very frustrating for informants. In the Whistleblower 769-16W v....
View ArticleWhistleblower Claim Limited by Sequestration
We help claimants submit whistleblower claims. But when we receive calls asking for help with whistleblower claims, we do everything we can to dissuade the callers from submitting claims. The IRS’s...
View ArticleIRS Whistleblower Claims Denied for Inadequate IRS Audit
The Revenue Restructuring Act of 1998 made significant changes to the IRS. One change is that IRS employees cannot be rewarded based on enforcement efforts. This has changed the nature of the...
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