A Law Unto Itself: Power, Politics, and the IRSInvestigative reporter David Burnham provides the first book on the IRS that reveals the appalling excesses its power creates, from political manipulation to internal corruption. |
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Page 25
... income tax returns are estimated to cover about 155 million taxpayers . Further complicat- ing this calculation , however , is the fact that in some families filing a joint income tax return , only one partner is actually earning any income ...
... income tax returns are estimated to cover about 155 million taxpayers . Further complicat- ing this calculation , however , is the fact that in some families filing a joint income tax return , only one partner is actually earning any income ...
Page 52
... IRS's demands . Although the IRS's computerized programs to spot mathematical errors and the underreport- ing of income identify far more problem returns than those picked up by the traditional audit program , the back taxes and ...
... IRS's demands . Although the IRS's computerized programs to spot mathematical errors and the underreport- ing of income identify far more problem returns than those picked up by the traditional audit program , the back taxes and ...
Page 133
... returns against every tax return filed by an individ- ual . It was about this time that the General Accounting Office and Con- gress discovered an amazing act of omission : Although the IRS in 1986 had the technology and the procedures ...
... returns against every tax return filed by an individ- ual . It was about this time that the General Accounting Office and Con- gress discovered an amazing act of omission : Although the IRS in 1986 had the technology and the procedures ...
Contents
Thinking About Taxes and the Taxman | 3 |
First Encounters with the IRS | 25 |
Collecting Taxes | 50 |
Copyright | |
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