The IRS whistleblower program has had a long, hard road but recent events have me a believer that for whistleblowers the land of milk and honey is finally in sight. Three actions have me buying my map for the promised land: 1) the June 20, 2012 memorandum by the Deputy Commissioner of the IRS Steven…
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NWC Releases Letter to IRS on Whistleblower Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. September 6, 2012 – Today, the National Whistleblowers Center released a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Douglas Shulman concerning changes necessary to make the whistleblower program effective. The NWC letter addresses a key part of the IRS whistleblower statute that potentially limits the award provided to a whistleblower…