Whistleblower Office

Whistleblower Office

Section 406 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 called for the creation of a Whistleblower Office within 12 months to handle potential incoming whistleblower claims. George W. Bush signed the act on December 20, 2006.

Charles Grassley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, modeled the office after the False Claims Act, which allows people to file actions against federal contractors committing fraud against the government.

On February 2, 2007 the IRS began work on whistleblower office and named Stephen A. Whitlock as director of the new Whistleblower Office.

References

* [http://www.usatoday.com/money/jobcenter/workplace/2004-06-19-whistle-blowers_x.htm USA Today: Feds Hope Whistleblowers Can Knock Out Tax Shelters]
* [http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=167542,00.html IRS Begins Work on Whistleblower Office; Whitlock Named First Director]


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