The IRS Whistleblower Program has seen the mountain top before – with tax dollars collected in 2018 of $1.4 billion and $312 million dollars in awards made. Unfortunately, the whistleblower program now has seen the valley – with the most recent annual report showing collections dropping dramatically to only $245 million and whistleblower award payments of only $36 million.
To outgoing IRS Commissioner Rettig’s credit – he didn’t simply accept these troubling results – and as one of his key actions before leaving the IRS he has invigorated the whistleblower program, in part, by appointing a new Director of the Whistleblower Office (WBO) – Mr. John Hinman. Commissioner Rettig has given Director Hinman his full support – with a clear mandate to strengthen the whistleblower program (and to overhaul the program where necessary), better integrate the whistleblower program with the overall work of the IRS and – as important – get awards out to whistleblowers – where I’ve already seen improvement firsthand with three of my clients recently getting awards (more on that below).
IRS Whistleblower Summit – Help Us Help You
As part of getting the whistleblower program moving forward, the IRS Whistleblower Office recently held a summit that was widely attended by practitioners. This summit was most helpful in providing a forum for representatives of whistleblowers to better understand how they can effectively interact with the IRS. While the summit covered a wide range of topics and...
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