The revised IRS whistleblower program is on its 13th year.  The good news is that last year the IRS disclosed it collected $1.5 billion as a result of whistleblowers.  However, the bad news was that it took an average of 9.32 years for the IRS to pay an award to the whistleblower.  In order for the IRS to increase the success rate of the whistleblower program, there needs to be deadlines; for example, the IRS’ April 15th return filing deadline is probably one of the most recognized deadlines.