The Internal Revenue Service gave out far less money last year to tax whistleblowers than in recent years and collected much less as well, according to a new report.
The fiscal year 2021 report released Friday by the IRS Whistleblower Office, found that in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2021, the Whistleblower Office made 179 award payments to whistleblowers totaling $36 million, while the proceeds collected were $245 million, including $22 million collected for criminal fines, civil forfeitures and violations of reporting requirements.
The IRS hailed progress on some fronts: “Whistleblower claim numbers assigned in FY 2021 grew by 55% year over year, the second highest level of new claim numbers in the history of the program and claim closures also increased by 13%,” wrote John Hinman, director of the IRS Whistleblower Office, in the introduction to the report.
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