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IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4107| House 
| Updated: 6/23/2021
Mike Thompson

Mike Thompson

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (1)
Mike Kelly (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Budget Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2021 This bill modifies provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to whistleblower protections. Specifically, the bill revises the standard for review of whistleblower awards in the Tax Court to require a de novo review standard (currently, the standard is abuse of discretion); exempts whistleblower awards from reductions due to budget sequestration; establishes a rebuttable presumption that whistleblowers would suffer harm if their identities were disclosed in a Tax Court proceeding; modifies the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower report to require inclusion of a list and description of the top 10 tax avoidance schemes disclosed by whistleblowers; requires the IRS to pay interest on whistleblower awards if not paid within one year of receipt of proceeds collected from whistleblower disclosures, allows the IRS to retain 3% of whistleblower proceeds (up to $10 million) to pay administrative costs of the whistleblower program; and allows payment of the attorney fees of whistleblowers regardless of whether the whistleblower award was paid through the mandatory or the discretionary whistleblower award program.
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Timeline
Jun 15, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2055
Introduced in Senate
Jun 23, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 23, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • June 15, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2055
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 23, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 23, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 117-2055: IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2021
Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of the TreasuryExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Judicial review and appealsLegal fees and court costsRight of privacySpecialized courtsTax administration and collection, taxpayers

IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4107| House 
| Updated: 6/23/2021
IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2021 This bill modifies provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to whistleblower protections. Specifically, the bill revises the standard for review of whistleblower awards in the Tax Court to require a de novo review standard (currently, the standard is abuse of discretion); exempts whistleblower awards from reductions due to budget sequestration; establishes a rebuttable presumption that whistleblowers would suffer harm if their identities were disclosed in a Tax Court proceeding; modifies the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower report to require inclusion of a list and description of the top 10 tax avoidance schemes disclosed by whistleblowers; requires the IRS to pay interest on whistleblower awards if not paid within one year of receipt of proceeds collected from whistleblower disclosures, allows the IRS to retain 3% of whistleblower proceeds (up to $10 million) to pay administrative costs of the whistleblower program; and allows payment of the attorney fees of whistleblowers regardless of whether the whistleblower award was paid through the mandatory or the discretionary whistleblower award program.
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Timeline
Jun 15, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2055
Introduced in Senate
Jun 23, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 23, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • June 15, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2055
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 23, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 23, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mike Thompson

Mike Thompson

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (1)
Mike Kelly (Republican)

Ways and Means Committee, Budget Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 117-2055: IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of the TreasuryExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Judicial review and appealsLegal fees and court costsRight of privacySpecialized courtsTax administration and collection, taxpayers