IRS Whistleblower Program Fiscal Year 2011 Report to the Congress on the Use of Section 7623 (Publication 5241)

IRS Whistleblower Program FY2011 report to Congress (21 pp., Rev. 6-2012): program history and rules (as FY2010); staffing (18 at year end, out of scope); case management and the August 2011 GAO review; guidance (IRM 2010, collected-proceeds regulation: proposed Jan 2011, hearing May 2011, final 22 Feb 2012; 6103(n) contract regulations effective 15 Mar 2011); first 7623(b) awards paid in FY2011 (too few to report separately); 7623(b) submissions and taxpayers FY2007-2011 (Table 1); open 7623(b) claims by status with submissions, taxpayers, whistleblowers and claims (Table 2, parts add to totals); days in current status (Table 3); administrative priorities and legislative issues (FBAR penalties not usable for awards; 85 percent of submissions below thresholds); Table 4 cases received, awards paid, paid claims with collections over $2 million, award amounts, collections and awards as a percentage of collections FY2007-2011; no partial payments in FY2011 (words, not recorded); appendix reprinting section 7623. Added the full Table 2 and Table 3, the over-$2-million and percentage rows of Table 4, the 85 percent share, restated rules and four events.