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    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

    INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE


    WASHIHGTON, D.C. 20224

    COMMISSIONER

    April 12,2024

    The Honorable Charles E. Grassley


    Ranking Member
    Committee on the Budget
    United States Senate
    Washington, DC 20510

    Dear Senator Grassley:

    Thank you for your letter of April 4, 2024, which references two special agents
    employed by IRS Criminal Investigation ("IRS-Cl"). Last year, these two employees
    claimed whistleblower status and submitted information to Congress concerning a
    particular taxpayer. As I have communicated to you in the past, I wholeheartedly agree
    with your sentiment that we must be supportive of whistleblowers. I have long believed it
    to be essential to good government that public sector employees have ample
    mechanisms available to them to report potential fraud, waste, and abuse - and that
    employees feel comfortable and secure making such reports.

    Your letter inquires as to whether the IRS is conducting an investigation concerning the
    two employees. Please note that there is no such IRS investigation. 1 Nor would there
    typically be in the circumstances you describe. As a general matter, when there are
    concerns or allegations of potential unlawful activity by IRS personnel relating to their
    tax administration duties-which could include allegations of unlawful tax disclosure,
    allegations of retaliation or other prohibited personnel practices, or any other violation of
    law, regulation, or duty-it is the IRS's standard practice to refer these matters to the
    Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ("TIGTA"). This places the decision
    on whether to pursue an investigation, not with the·IRS, but with an independent and
    separate authority. The IRS then awaits any appropriate guidance or recommendations
    from TIGTA and acts, as warranted, with the benefit of Tl GTA's fact-finding and
    analysis. This approach is consistent with a longstanding Department of Treasury
    directive, 2 and it ensures that the relevant questions are independently reviewed, in a
    manner that is protective of our mission, complies with all legal obligations, and
    safeguards the rights of the relevant employees and of any impacted taxpayers. As a
    result, and as stated above, there has not been, nor is there, any IRS investigation of
    1
    Likewise, we are not aware of any Department of Justice ("DOJ") investigation of the sort referenced in
    your letter. As you know, a taxpayer has filed a lawsuit alleging that the two agents and their attorneys
    unlawfully disclosed confidential information protected by Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code via
    appearances in the media and ot�er public disclosures. The Department of Justice is defending the
    United States in that lawsuit.
    2
    See Treasury Order 115-01118 (May 24, 2018).

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