Advocates Push for Inclusion of IRS Whistleblower Reforms in Budget Bill
On June 13, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee urging for the provisions of the bipartisan IRS Whistleblower Improvement Act to be included in the budget reconciliation bill being debated in the Senate. Since 2006, the IRS Whistleblower Program has become an integral part of the IRS’s enforcement efforts by incentivizing insiders to come forward and disclose hard-to-detect misconduct. Whistleblower disclosures have led to the collection of over $6 billion from tax fraudsters. However, the program has struggled in recent years as delays have grown and payouts to whistleblowers have dropped . While recent administrative reforms have strengthened the program , advocates believe that it has even more potential. For the past few years, advocates have been calling for the passage of the bipartisan IRS Whistleblower Improvement Act . Introduced in the last session of Congress by Senators Grassley and ...