{"id":32,"date":"2007-02-19T14:39:03","date_gmt":"2007-02-19T14:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com\/2007\/02\/watching_the_new_irs_whistlebl.html"},"modified":"2021-06-11T17:56:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T21:56:56","slug":"watching_the_new_irs_whistlebl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/whistleblower-blog\/watching_the_new_irs_whistlebl\/","title":{"rendered":"Watching the New IRS Whistleblower Procedures Take Shape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to see the new IRS Whistleblower Office&#8217;s procedures being developed.  We obtained a copy of a recent letter from IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson, describing how the new Whistleblower procedures are taking shape, to Senator Charles Grassley.  <\/p>\n<p>Senator Grassley has been instrumental in pushing for effective whistleblower laws, both in qui tam litigation under the False Claims Act, and now in the new IRS Whistleblower Program.  Here is an excerpt of Commisioner Everson&#8217;s January 29, 2007 letter describing the implementation of the new IRS Whistleblower Program:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The IRS has already taken steps to establish the new Whistleblower Office, which will report directly to the Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement.  This places the new office on par with other Operating divisions at the IRS. It will be headed by an IRS executive who has experience with IRS operations as well as with whistleblower operations in other government agencies.  This executive should be assigned to the new position by February 4, 2007 [and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com\/new_irs_whistleblower_office_h\/\">Whistleblower Lawyer Blog readers can learn about the new Director here<\/a>] and will be available to attend your bipartisan roundtable discussion to obtain first-hand input from key stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The IRS Chief counsel and Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy are responsible for issuing the guidance required by the Tax Relief Act of 2006.  Both offices are currently studying the legislation to identify areas and issues to be addressed in the guidance.  They will obtain input from all interested parties, including the new executive in charge of the Whistleblower Office, to determine issues needing guidance.  We are hopeful that the roundtable discussion will provide an opportunity to receive additional input.  Chief Counsel and Tax Policy plan to issue this guidance within the one year timeframe required in the legislation.&#8221;<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/whistleblower-blog\/watching_the_new_irs_whistlebl\/#more-32\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to see the new IRS Whistleblower Office&#8217;s procedures being developed. We obtained a copy of a recent letter from IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson, describing how the new Whistleblower procedures are taking shape, to Senator Charles Grassley. 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