IRS & Tax
Get the latest news on the tax fraud, tax evasion, and the IRS Whistleblower program.
Is Your Identity Safe If You File a Tax Whistleblower Claim with the IRS?
For potential tax whistleblowers, one of the most pressing questions is whether coming forward will put them at risk.
Leading Whistleblower Attorney Advocates for IRS Whistleblower Program Reform
On December 30th, Stephen M. Kohn, a founding partner at Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, LLP, and Chairman of the National Whistleblower Center, appeared on the Tax Rep Network Podcast with host Eric Green. Their discussion titled “Whistleblowers, Tax Justice &...
IRS Launches Digital Whistleblower Form to Simplify Reporting of Tax Fraud
The IRS Whistleblower Office has launched a digital version of Form 211. Officials say this update will make it easier for people to report tax noncompliance and fraud.
IRS Whistleblower Office Recognizes Role of Whistleblowers in Prosecuting Tax Fraud
IRS Whistleblower Office released a statement recognizing the critical role of whistleblowers in detecting US tax fraud.
IRS Awards $20 Million to Whistleblowers
On June 24, two whistleblower law firms, Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and Zerbe, Miller, Fingeret, Frank & Jadav, working together at the Tax Whistleblower Attorney Group (TWAG), announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had issued a $20 million whistleblower...
Advocates Push for Inclusion of IRS Whistleblower Reforms in Budget Bill
On June 13, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee urging for the provisions of the bipartisan IRS Whistleblower Improvement Act to be included in the budget reconciliation bill being debated in the Senate....
Senator Grassley Questions IRS Nominee on Support for Whistleblower Program
On May 20, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Billy Long, President Trump’s nominee for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner. During the hearing, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a longtime Congressional champion of whistleblower rights, asked...
IRS Whistleblower Office Unveils Operating Plan to Improve IRS Whistleblower Program
On April 18, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office released its first-ever multi-year operating plan. Whistleblower advocates claim that this plan is an important step to improve the IRS Whistleblower Program, which has been plagued by massive delays in...
Attorney Who Helped Write IRS Whistleblower Law is Calling for Reforms
In 2006, Congress passed a law creating a modern whistleblower award program at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Now, the Congressional staffer and legal expert who helped lead the efforts to write that law is advocating for reforms to strengthen...
UK Announces Plans for Tax Whistleblower Award System Modeled on US
The United Kingdom’s HM Revenues & Customs (HMRC) has announced plans to institute a whistleblower award scheme modeled on the United States’ IRS Whistleblower Program offering monetary awards to tax whistleblowers. The HMRC has offered whistleblower awards previously but never...
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