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David, How do i claim a reqward from the governemtn for turningin =
someone who is cheating on their taxes BIG time?
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david ingram replies:
Canada does not have a reward system that I know of. The US has had a =
10% reward for years and is in the middle of passing new legislation =
offering up to 30% as a reward for whistleblowers.
The legislation has been passed by the US Senate but has not been passed =
by the House of Congress yet.
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See the AP story following the IRS notice - up to 30% reward of the =
amount recovered by the IRS=20
Where And HOW Do You Report Suspected Tax Fraud Activity?
Use form 211 at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-fill/f211.pdf=20
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If you suspect or know of an individual or company =
that is not complying with the tax laws, report this activity. Reports =
of suspected tax fraud can be made by phone, mail or your local IRS =
walk-in office.
By phone: =20
You can contact the IRS toll free at 1-800-829-0433.
International callers may call their US Embassy or =
call 215-516-2000 (this is not a toll-free number).
By mail:
Written correspondence can be mailed to the service =
center where you file your return. Addresses can be found at; Where to =
File Addresses
Although you are not required to identify yourself, it =
is helpful to do so. Your identity can be kept confidential. You may =
also be entitled to a reward.
If you are a taxpayer who lives outside the United =
States, the IRS has full-time permanent staff in 7 U.S. embassies and =
consulates. Contact My Local Office Internationally has telephone =
numbers and addresses of these offices.
Walk-in Offices:
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers locations can be found =
at Contact My Local Office.=20
If you are a taxpayer who lives outside the United =
States, the IRS has full-time permanent staff in 7 U.S. embassies and =
consulates. Contact My Local Office Internationally has telephone =
numbers and addresses of these offices.
Frequently Asked Questions - 1.13 IRS Procedures: =
Reporting Fraud
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Criminal Investigation (CI)
Tax Fraud Alerts
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Plan Would Pay Tax Whistleblowers=20
Fri Jun 18, 8:28 PM ET =20
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By MARY DALRYMPLE, AP Tax Writer=20
WASHINGTON - Suspect your company's cheating the IRS out of =
millions in taxes? Pass along the inside information to the Internal =
Revenue Service (news - web sites) and you stand to collect up to 30 =
percent of taxes and penalties recovered under whistle-blower =
legislation aimed at snaring high-dollar tax cheats.=20
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The proposed IRS Whistleblower Office is designed to give tax =
agents an inside advantage when fighting complicated, often invisible =
tax shelters developed for and used by wealthy taxpayers and =
corporations.=20
It would go after individuals and corporations with more than =
$200,000 in income who use shelters that hide $20,000 or more.=20
Informants who blow the whistle on tax evasion stand to win 15 =
percent to 30 percent of the recovered taxes and penalties if they =
contribute substantially to the case. Those who make less substantial =
contributions can win up to 10 percent of recovered money.=20
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Charles Grassley, =
R-Iowa, modeled the office after the False Claims Act, which lets people =
file lawsuits against companies and individuals that defraud the =
government in arenas other than tax.=20
The Justice Department (news - web sites) reported that lawsuits =
filed under the False Claims Act recovered $1.5 billion in 2003. =
Whistle-blowers were granted $319 million in rewards. More than $12 =
billion has been recovered since Congress strengthened the law in 1986.=20
"Taking advantage of whistle-blowers has saved the taxpayers =
billions of dollars in defense and health care fraud. The potential is =
even greater with tax fraud, given the estimated hundreds of billions of =
dollars of taxes due that go uncollected each year," Grassley said.=20
The IRS currently has a fraud hot line and its own criminal =
investigation unit. Informants can apply for rewards when taxes are =
recovered based on their tips, but critics say the program has too many =
obstacles to lure many informants.=20
In 2003, the IRS paid out $4 million to informants who helped the =
IRS pursue 190 cases, which together recouped more than $61 million in =
taxes owed. IRS statistics show that the agency has paid an average of =
2.74 percent of recovered taxes as rewards to informants since 1967.=20
James Moorman, president and chief executive of Taxpayers Against =
Fraud, said the better the reward, the more people come in with tips. =
His organization educates the public and supports whistle-blowers who =
sue under the False Claims Act.=20
Moorman said he did an unofficial survey of fraud attorneys about =
the need for a tax informants' program.=20
"These people think that this whistle-blower office, if properly =
implemented by the IRS, would be bigger than the False Claims Act," he =
said.=20
Moorman said the current IRS system suffers because it =
disqualifies people who have participated in tax evasion or prepared the =
suspect tax returns from getting awards. That eliminates from becoming =
useful whistle-blowers people who are either drawn into tax fraud =
reluctantly or unknowingly or who have a change of heart.=20
"Is the reward only for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts? People who are =
pure?" he wondered.=20
Mary Louise Cohen, who represents whistle-blowers as a partner at =
Phillips & Cohen in Washington, D.C., said people also need the money =
for practical reasons. Many whistle-blowers who come to her have tried =
to work within their jobs to end fraud, risked their careers and often =
were fired.=20
"They have families and mortgages and kids who have to go to =
school," she said. "They're motivated by trying to correct situations =
that they see are wrong, but the money makes it possible for them to do =
that and still take care of themselves."=20
The office is a tiny item in a massive corporate tax bill passed =
by the Senate. The version of the bill passed in the House does not =
include such an office.=20
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Treasury Department (news - web sites) spokeswoman Tara Bradshaw =
said the administration looks forward to reviewing the proposal while =
lawmakers reconcile the differences between the House and Senate tax =
bills.=20
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