It's a big priority with them. They've even adjusted their RAT SOMEONE OUT program.
IRS reworks whistleblower program
Centralized system set to launch in August to process tips on tax cheaters
By Tom Herman
Baltimoresun.com Staff
Originally published June 26, 2006
Facing new criticism, the Internal Revenue Service is revamping its program of rewarding people who turn in their friends, ex-spouses and colleagues for tax cheating.
A new Treasury report praises the Informants' Claims for Reward Program for bringing in large amounts of money for little cost, but says the IRS needs to do a better job of managing the program efficiently and fairly. The IRS says it agrees with the recommendations and has already begun making changes.
The program has brought in $340.3 million in just the past five years, according to the report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Since the late 1960s, the program has recovered nearly $3 billion.
Typical informants include what one government official calls "the exes" -- ex-boyfriends and girlfriends, ex-spouses and ex-business associates. Bookkeepers, accountants and others with access to a business's financial records are often among the most reliable informants. Some of the best tips have involved the inner workings of complex tax shelters and their participants.
Yet the idea of paying tax snitches makes many people uneasy. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada has described the program as "rewards for rats." Critics fear that someone who has a grudge to settle with a former employer or even a noisy neighbor may try to use the program to enlist the IRS into harassing them.... http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-irs0626,0,6231329.story?coll=bal-business-headlinesHey, they need that money ta fund da war on terra!!!! And Mister Tax Cut can't possibly RAISE taxes, so he's gotta squeeze it out of folks any way he can...!!!!!
Trust me, this is the real agenda.