Auditing the IRS : The Untold Story of Abuse, Fear and Intimidation by America's Most Secretive

by William V Roth; William H Nixon

• ISBN13: 9780684854052
• ISBN10: 0684854058
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2030-12-01
• Publisher: Free Press

Summary

Americans fear the IRS more than any other government organization -- and with good reason: The IRS has a history of terrorizing taxpayers, seizing their assets, and refusing to allow anyone to challenge or appeal its arbitrary decisions.

In 1997 Senator William V. Roth, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, challenged the IRS head-on. In explosive open hearings, Senator Roth exposed the agency's corruption with testimony from hundreds of IRS agents and taxpayers across the country. Auditing the IRS picks up where the hearings left off, laying bare the pathological culture of the IRS and showing how its violations penetrated every level of the establishment.

Now Senator Roth offers taxpayers hope with his clear-cut proposal for reforming the IRS. And, to ensure the agency never again oversteps its authority, he also provides a step-by-step guide that will help protect anyone who finds himself the target of an IRS investigation.