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. Commissioner, 152 T.C. 10… Read More
Whistleblower Using Public Information 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 their whistleblower claims. In Whistleblower 7208-17 v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo.… Read More
Freedom 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 have to consider before submitting IRS Whistleblower claims. The recent Montgomery v.… Read More
Court Says Serial IRS Whistleblower Claimant Cannot Remain Anonymous
In Whistleblower 14377-16W v. Commissioner, 148 T.C. 25, the U.S. Tax Court concluded that a whistleblower claimant could not remain anonymous when litigating his claim in court. This case is one all whistleblowers should read and fully understand as it… Read More
IRS Whistleblower Claimants May Be Entitled to Larger Awards
In Whistleblower 11099-13W v. Commissioner, 147 T.C. 3, the court indicated that it may rule on the issue of whether (1) a whistleblower claim can include tax collected in years after the years of the whistleblower claim and (2) the claim… Read More
IRS 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 drawn criticism from politicians, taxpayers, and others. The IRS’s recent… Read More
Congress Works on the IRS Informants Reward Program
The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 provides a lot of new tax procedure provisions, such as the Section 6702 frivolous “tax submissions” penalty. This Act also set out a number of changes related to the ineffective and… Read More