Whistleblower Hotline
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The IRS Wants To Know
Are Whistleblowers Protected?
In your Whistleblower Policy have you informed and encouraged staff and volunteers to report illegal practices and violations of your stated policies and specified that the organization will protect the individual from retaliation?
Was Fraud Discovered?
Did your organization become aware during the organization's tax year of a material diversion of its assets, whether or not the diversion occurred during the year?
Critical Issues For Your Board & Management Team
Whistleblowers lose their jobs, suffer mistreatment by management and are subject to reprisal and ostracim.
Sarbanes-Oxley Legislation imposes criminal liability on Tax-exempts for retaliation against Whistleblowers in addition to penalties levied by State Whistleblower protection laws. Telesentry's Anonymous Whistleblower Hotline & Secure Web Reporting Service protects the identity of the caller eliminating the possibility of employee retaliation. The identity of the Whistleblower is always protected.
No Whistleblower Policy or Reporting Procedure in place or not being able to verify an employees awareness.
Not having a Whistleblower Policy will become public knowledge and subject to scrutiny by donors, news media and the general public. Demonstrating a committment to Ethical Business Practices and Good Governance will be difficult. Telesentry's Employee Verification Program delivers your policy to all employees and validates their receipt with a signed confirmation of receipt and understanding.
Fraud is Discovered Now or in The Future Your Board and/or Management Team Had Knowledge of Fraud.
Fraud perpetrated against your organization will become public knowledge. Without a Whistleblower Policy & Anonymous Reporting Hotline demonstrating your best faith efforts to prevent fraud will be difficult. Telesentry's Anonymous Whistleblower Hotline & Secure Web Reporting Service will help deliver an affirmative defense by demonstrating your commitment to effective tools in combatting fraud, protecting the whistleblower from retaliation and establishing Good Governance practices.