It is my understanding that the IRS will pay A FINDERS FEE to anyone
that reports a tax cheater.  what is the info necessary to research
this.....thanks.

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Clarification of Question by 211563-ga on 09 Oct 2005 14:38 PDT

in other words.....there is a guy that screwed me so bad on a business
deal that i don't think i will ever recover.  i know a great deal
about his cheating the government so what great revenge.....i just
need to know where to go and how to do it.  can you hellp me?  i know
this a real crappy thing to do to someone but if you knew what he did
to me, you would not chastize me.

Dear 211563,

It is true that the IRS may pay a reward to anyone who provides
information that leads to the detection and punishment of anyone who
violates the internal revenue laws. However, not every informant who
applies for a reward will receive one.

This IRS information leaflet describes in detail under what
circumstances you can claim a reward for providing information and how
to do it (PDF file for Acrobat Reader):
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p733.pdf

In case you are going to claim a reward, this is the necessary Form
211 "Application for Reward for Original Information", as mentioned in
the instructions (PDF file for Acrobat Reader):
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f211sp.pdf

You may also want to have a look at this information by the IRS,
"Where Do You Report Suspected Tax Fraud Activity?":
http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=106778,00.html

This article from the Christian Science Monitor, "A reward (maybe) for
ratting on a tax cheat", may also be interesting for you:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0413/p16s01-usju.html

Hope this helps!
Regards,
Scriptor


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Clarification of Answer by scriptor-ga on 09 Oct 2005 15:04 PDT

A small correction: I accidentally provided a link to the Spanish
version of Form 211. Here is the correct link for the English version:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f211.pdf

Scriptor