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Information and Whistleblower Awards<br \/>\nSection 2. Whistleblower Awards <\/p>\n<p>25.2.2  Whistleblower Awards<br \/>\n25.2.2.1   Overview: Authority and Policy<br \/>\n25.2.2.2   General<br \/>\n25.2.2.3   Submission of Information for Award under Sections 7623(a) or (b)<br \/>\n25.2.2.4   Initial Review of the Form 211 by the Whistleblower Office<br \/>\n25.2.2.5   Grounds for Not Processing Claims for Award<br \/>\n25.2.2.6   Processing of the Form 211 7623(a) Claim for Award<br \/>\n25.2.2.7   Processing of the Form 211 7623(b) Claim for Award<br \/>\n25.2.2.8   Whistleblower Award Administrative Proceeding<br \/>\n25.2.2.9   Award Computation<br \/>\n25.2.2.10   Appeal Rights under section 7623(b)<br \/>\n25.2.2.11   Confidentiality of the Whistleblower<br \/>\n25.2.2.12   Funding Awards<br \/>\n25.2.2.13   Award Payment Procedures<br \/>\n25.2.2.14   Annual Report to Congress<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-1   1891 Letter<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-2   Rejection Letter \u2013 1010 Letter<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-3   Acknowledgement Letter \u2013 Whistleblower Office<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-4   Debriefing Checksheet<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-5   Rejection Letter from the Whistleblower Office<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-6   Memorandum from Steven T. Miller, February 17, 2010<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-7   Sample Notice of Opportunity to Comment Letter<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-8   Sample Summary Award Report<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-9   Award Recommendation-Opportunity to Comment<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-10   Confidentiality Agreement<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-11   Sample Preliminary Award Report<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-12   Sample Determination Letter<br \/>\nExhibit 25.2.2-13   Award Calculation Computation Guidelines  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/whistleblower-blog\/new_irs_whistleblower_claim_pr\/#more-268\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today the long-awaited IRS Whistleblower Office procedures for determining awards to tax whistleblowers were announced in an update to the Internal Revenue Manual. The new provisions for IRS Whistleblower claims address many details of how tax whistleblower claims will be handled. 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