{"id":347,"date":"2012-11-09T11:27:02","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T11:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com\/2012\/11\/as_irs_commissioner_steps_down_1.html"},"modified":"2021-06-11T17:43:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T21:43:01","slug":"as_irs_commissioner_steps_down_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/whistleblower-blog\/as_irs_commissioner_steps_down_1\/","title":{"rendered":"As IRS Commissioner Steps Down Today, How the Next IRS Commissioner Can Immediately Help Address the &#8220;Fiscal Cliff&#8221; by Expanding the IRS Whistleblower Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the end of IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman&#8217;s tenure, just as President Obama and Congressional leaders shift to addressing the looming &#8220;fiscal cliff.&#8221;  Rather than disrupt the process of narrowing the deficit, Shulman&#8217;s departure could actually assist it&#8211;in an important way that does not depend on raising tax rates.<\/p>\n<p>The timing is perfect for a new IRS leader to back fully a bipartisan effort long advocated by Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to tackle the &#8220;tax gap&#8221;&#8211;the more than $300 billion owed but not paid by tax cheats each year.  Grassley seeks to expand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qui-tam-litigation.com\/lawyer-attorney-1809845.html\">IRS Whistleblower Program <\/a>to fulfill the promise of changes to the tax whistleblower law that Grassley sponsored almost six years ago.  <\/p>\n<p>Grassley should enlist as a ready ally President Obama, whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com\/the_false_claims_act\/\">Justice Department is about to announce a record year of fraud recoveries in False Claims Act cases <\/a>brought by whistleblowers.  Grassley also has been the driving force behind that highly successful law since at least 1986.<\/p>\n<p>Although the IRS has assembled highly skilled professionals to staff its Whistleblower Office led by Director Steve Whitlock,  Grassley&#8217;s efforts have been stymied by bureaucratic resistance among others in the IRS.  Those naysayers create endless obstacles to attracting whistleblowers&#8211;even though the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treasury.gov\/tigta\/auditreports\/2006reports\/200630092fr.pdf\">Treasury Inspector General<\/a> has determined that whistleblower information is essentially twice as effective as other sources for uncovering tax violations.  <\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has learned over the past quarter century that working closely with &#8220;insider&#8221; whistleblowers and their counsel is the key to unravelling significant fraud schemes.  In contrast, too many in the IRS refuse to learn from the DOJ&#8217;s experience and to heed Congress&#8217; directive to expand the use of whistleblowers.  For example, after convincing Grassley&#8217;s staff in 2006 that they could and would work closely with whistleblowers, the IRS Chief Counsel&#8217;s Office over almost six years has refused to approve even a single agreement with a whistleblower to allow that cooperation.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/whistleblower-blog\/as_irs_commissioner_steps_down_1\/#more-347\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the end of IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman&#8217;s tenure, just as President Obama and Congressional leaders shift to addressing the looming &#8220;fiscal cliff.&#8221; Rather than disrupt the process of narrowing the deficit, Shulman&#8217;s departure could actually assist it&#8211;in an important way that does not depend on raising tax rates. 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