New IRS Whistleblower Program director John Hinman admits that his group needs the public’s help. Specifically, it needs “people with first-hand knowledge of non-compliance who are willing to share what they know with us so we can investigate it when warranted.” Whistleblowers can report their specific, timely and credible claims about individual and corporate tax evaders by filing Form 211, Application for Award for Original Information. Claims are then evaluated in a process that can take up to 10 years. Since the program’s inception in 2007, the IRS has collected $6.39 billion from noncompliant taxpayers based on these tips. It has awarded approximately $1.05 billion to whistleblowers.
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