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Whistleblower Advocates Urge DOGE to Maximize IRS Whistleblower Program
On Monday, March 10th, National Whistleblower Center wrote to the Department of Government Efficiency (“DOGE”), urging the Department to maximize the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Whistleblower Program during its review of the agency.
Treasury Nominee Bessent Affirms Support for IRS Whistleblower Program
On January 16, the Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing for Scott Bessent, President-elect Trump’s nominee for Treasury secretary. During his confirmation hearing, Bessent affirmed his support for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Program. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)...
Decision in IRS Whistleblower Case A Mixed Bag According to Advocates
On January 10, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit released a decision in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower case Lissack v. Commissioner. The case had drawn the attention of whistleblower advocates who assessed the...
Study Finds Immense Deterrence Effect from Tax Whistleblower Law
Whistleblower advocates have long argued that a key benefit of whistleblower award laws are the deterrence effects they have on potential wrongdoers. Not only do whistleblower award laws enable authorities to police hard-to-detect misconduct, they also deter others from engaging...
$74 Million IRS Whistleblower Award Shows Effect of Recent Reforms
In recent years, the IRS Whistleblower Program has faced criticism for falling award payouts and lengthy processing times. While meager annual award payouts hovered around $37 million throughout 2021 and 2022, the average time to process an award soared to...
TWAG Attorneys Announce $14.3 Million in Tax Whistleblower Awards
On October 1st, the law firms of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and Zerbe, Miller, Fingeret, Frank & Jadav, working together at the Tax Whistleblower Attorney Group (TWAG), announced that two tax whistleblower awards totaling over $14.3 million were paid to...
IRS Whistleblowers Awarded $74 Million as Advocates Continue to Call for Reforms to Program
On September 18, the Washington Post reported that three anonymous whistleblowers were awarded $74 million by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for providing information about a large-scale tax evasion scheme which led to the IRS recovering $263 million from a...
IRS Whistleblower Office Updates Organizational Structure as Part of Reform Efforts
On September 11, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office announced that the Initial Claim Evaluation (ICE) team from the Small Business/Self-Employed Division (SB/SE) had joined the Whistleblower Office as part of its new organizational structure. The restructuring is part...
Post-Chevron Ruling, Supreme Court Remands Key IRS Whistleblower Case
On July 2, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a DC Circuit ruling in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower case Lissack v. Commissioner. In light of the landmark Loper Bright decision, the Supreme Court has remanded the case back to...
IRS Whistleblowers Led to Over $337 Million in Collections in FY 2023
On June 24, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of the Whistleblower released its Annual Report for the 2023 Fiscal Year. During FY 2023, the IRS Whistleblower Program awarded $88.7 million to whistleblowers based on the $337 million the agency...
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