From Chief Whistler John W. (“Hoppin’ John”) Hinman’s IRS Whistleblower Office Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report, at p. 15:

“Significant administrative resources must be allocated to claims

involving information not used by the IRS

“The Whistleblower Office and IRS use significant resources to address repeat claim filings from the same individuals, who continue to submit information to the IRS after being informed that the agency is unable to pursue their information. The administrative burdens of these repeat claims far outweigh any benefit of the information to the IRS.

“The Whistleblower Office must expend resources responding to these claimants (often repeatedly), maintaining records, and engaging in litigation to defend an administrative, enforcement decision not to pursue the information provided. The Tax Court’s review of any dispositive communication issued by the Whistleblower Office compounds the administrative burden of these claims on the agency.”

Although the foregoing appears in the “Legislative and Administrative Recommendations” section of the Report, I can find no specific recommendation. Does Hoppin’ John want to throw more bodies and money at the serial blowers? Of course, any suggested crackdown on serial blowing will bring the blower advocates out, hollering about how blowers risk life, fortune, and sacred honor to unearth the dodgers. Unhappily, those who do aren’t the serials who stripmine publicly available information, looking for easy money.