Whistleblower Protections under the IRS Reward Program and the Taxpayer First Act

Summary

This practice note addresses whistleblower protections under the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reward program and the anti-retaliation protections afforded to whistleblowers by the Taxpayer First Act (TFA), Pub. L. No. 116-25. The IRS, as well as other government agencies, have instituted several whistleblower reward programs to help enforce laws and make them transparent to their violators.