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H.R. 1336 118th Congress House

IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and reform rules relating to investigations and whistleblowers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 2023 Introduced by: Mike Kelly Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDepartment of the TreasuryExecutive agency funding and structure
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Government studies and investigationsInterest, dividends, interest ratesInternal Revenue Service (IRS)Judicial review and appealsLegal fees and court costsRight of privacySpecialized courtsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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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.
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 2023

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 625 Identical bill IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023
  • HR 1300 IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 3, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1336: IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1336/
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