An informative Blog written by Thomas Pliske and Shine Lin of the Tax Whistleblower Law Firm regarding important issues dealing with the IRS Whistleblower Informant Program.
Confidentiality is an important consideration for anyone considering filing a tax whistleblower claim with the IRS. By law, a taxpayers’ information is protected (I.R.C. § 6103). There are also protections in place for a whistleblowers’ identity in most cases. Below, we cover frequently asked questions surrounding whistleblower confidentiality.
Read MoreAn IRS tax whistleblower award hinges on whether the IRS initiated an action (i.e. an “administrative action” or a “judicial action”) using the whistleblower’s information. Accordingly, understanding the concept of administrative action can may assist whistleblowers in receiving a larger award, or in other cases advocating for an award in the first place.
Read MoreTo be a successful IRS Tax Whistleblower, an individual needs to have “specific and credible” information that leads the IRS to the detection and collection of the underpayment of a tax. Simply “believing” or “thinking” that there has been an underpayment of tax is not enough; a tax whistleblower must have actionable information and supporting documentation verifying the information.
Read MoreThe Tax Whistleblower Law Firm (TWLF) specializes in the preparation of the Form 211 Claims package to report underpaid taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under the Tax Whistleblower Reward Program. The TWLF team, anchored by a former IRS attorney, consists of qualified tax attorneys with over 40 combined years of tax-related legal experience. Our services are solely dedicated in the IRS Whistleblower Program and U.S. Tax Court litigation of Tax Whistleblower determinations.
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