{"id":84,"date":"2007-07-25T13:05:52","date_gmt":"2007-07-25T13:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com\/2007\/07\/the_profile_of_the_new_tax_whi.html"},"modified":"2021-06-11T17:53:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T21:53:58","slug":"the_profile_of_the_new_tax_whi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/whistleblower-blog\/the_profile_of_the_new_tax_whi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Profile of the New Tax Whistleblower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the Tax Relief and Healthcare Act of 2006 was signed into law on December 20, 2006, Congress hoped to encourage businessmen and women to come forward with information concerning tax cheats.  The new IRS Whistleblower Program (found at 26 U.S.C. \u00a7 7623) purposely focuses on large claims.  To qualify for whistleblower rewards, a minimum of $2 million in taxes, penalties and interest must be involved.  Given this  amount of money, the primary targets of the new legislation are businesses whose employees and\/or former employees are willing to report them for tax violations.  <\/p>\n<p>\tUnder the old IRS Whistleblower Program, the typical whistleblower tipster was an ex-boyfriend, girlfriend, and\/or ex-spouse.  In spite of information from these sources, over the years the IRS was unable to collect very much by way of back taxes.  Indeed, between the fiscal years 2001 and 2005, nationwide the IRS collected a grand total of $27.3 million based on such tips.  With the new law now in place, the profile of the tipster has changed.  Those coming forward now typically are former Controllers, Chief Financial Officers, and other high ranking executives.<\/p>\n<p>\tHere at our firm, our experience has been exactly that which Congress attempted to encourage.  We have received calls from former CFOs and controllers of companies, accountants and other high ranking executives who are turning in their present or former employers for alleged tax violations.  Thus, the kinds of cases that we see now reflect a new profile of the average whistleblower.  Unlike the old days where the typical tipster was the ex-boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse, the new whistleblower informant is typically a businessman or woman with significant and verifiable insider information concerning the under reporting of significant amounts of income.  This is exactly what Congress intended when it enacted into law the new Tax Whistleblower provisions.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/whistleblower-blog\/the_profile_of_the_new_tax_whi\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading The Profile of the New Tax Whistleblower\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Tax Relief and Healthcare Act of 2006 was signed into law on December 20, 2006, Congress hoped to encourage businessmen and women to come forward with information concerning tax cheats. The new IRS Whistleblower Program (found at 26 U.S.C. \u00a7 7623) purposely focuses on large claims. 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