B-137762.32: Jul 11, 1977

PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN IRS AND ATTORNEY/AGENT FOR UNNAMED INFORMANT FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING UNIDENTIFIED TAXPAYER IS NOT PRECLUDED BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISIONS AGAINST UNITED STATES CONTRACTING WITH AGENT OR THROUGH AGENT FOR UNDISCLOSED PRINCIPAL. SINCE DECISIONS AROSE IN CONTEXT OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT WHEREIN IDENTITY OF CONTRACTING PARTY IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT...

B-137762.32: Jul 11, 1977

The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury requested a decision with regard to the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to contract with an attorney representing an unnamed informant for information concerning an unidentified taxpayer. Reward is to be paid only if the information leads to the collection of unpaid taxes. The informant's true identity must be disclosed prior to the payment of the...