The Internal Revenue Service plans to observe National Whistleblower Day on July 30, highlighting the role of tipsters in exposing tax fraud and helping it recover unpaid taxes and strengthen tax compliance. The IRS Whistleblower Office is also expanding its Whistleblower Alert initiative, which highlights emerging abusive tax schemes and provides information to help individuals identify and report suspicious activity. The IRS Whistleblower Office collaborates with whistleblowers, practitioners, advocacy groups, and other governmental and international whistleblower programs, including helping the U.K. tax authority's whistleblower program. "Celebrating National Whistleblower Day is an opportunity to express sincere appreciation to whistleblowers," said IRS Whistleblower Office acting director Erick Martinez in a statement. Their tips provide the IRS with information the agency would not otherwise know about, potentially increasing collections, and improving tax compliance."