IRS Whistleblower Program Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report to the Congress (Publication 5241)

IRS Whistleblower Program FY2017 report to Congress (18 pp.): Director's message (660 awards in FY2016-17 vs 655 in FY2010-15; cumulative $3.6 billion collected and $499 million awarded; percentage changes not recorded); background and rules; Deputy Commissioner memo 4 Aug 2017; TIGTA and GAO follow-up (recommendation counts not recorded); staffing (38 FTE; Figure 1 FTEs out of scope); legislative issues (S. 762); Table 1 FY2015-2017; Figure 2 claims paid and days/years by type; Figure 3 FY2017 claim numbers by month and type; Table 2 receipts by operating division; Figure 4 issued/open/closed FY2015-2017; Figure 5 open 7623(b) claims by year of receipt; Table 3 open claims by phase (plus 302 closed claims in litigation); Table 4 closures by reason with percent and average days; glossary. Added the missing rows of Tables 1-4 and Figures 2, 3 and 5 (Figure 3 series by stacking order; Figure 5 adds to 14,441 vs 14,442 in Table 3), the 660/655 award counts, restated rules and one event.