H.R. 1336 — IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023

Summary

IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023

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;
allows whistleblowers anonymity in proceedings before the Tax Court;
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; 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.

S. 625IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023
2023-03-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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H.R. 1300IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023
2023-03-01Referred 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.
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2023-03-03
Introduced in House
2023-03-03
Introduced in House
2023-03-03
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.
2023-03-03
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.