{"id":281,"date":"2010-08-18T11:51:44","date_gmt":"2010-08-18T11:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com\/2010\/08\/shouldnt_the_irs_pay_tax_whist.html"},"modified":"2021-06-11T17:47:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T21:47:11","slug":"shouldnt_the_irs_pay_tax_whist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/whistleblower-blog\/shouldnt_the_irs_pay_tax_whist\/","title":{"rendered":"Shouldn’t the IRS Pay Tax Whistleblowers Who Help Prevent Fraudulent Refunds?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When IRS whistleblowers save U.S taxpayers money, they deserve the rewards that lawmakers such as Sen. Chuck Grassley fought to establish. In 2006 his efforts resulted in the first meaningful IRS Whistleblower program ever,<\/a> which is attracting many tax whistleblowers with significant evidence.<\/p>\n

We have discussed previously the many positive aspects of the long-awaited IRS Whistleblower procedures published in June<\/a>–and one illogical, self-defeating feature. Some in the IRS–and apparently not the IRS Whistleblower Office–thought whistleblowers should not be rewarded when they report tax violations that prevent a tax refund, or reduce a credit balance. (See, e.g., IRM 25.2.2.1(7)). The Washington Post’s David Hilzenrath has reported on this anomaly.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sen. Grassley acted swiftly to protect the IRS Whistleblower program. In a June 21, 2010 letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geitner<\/a>, Grassley forcefully urged that a more sensible rule replace this new IRM oddity: <\/p>\n

Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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