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Acknowledgments | |
Why Every Taxpayer Must Read This Book | |
CPAs Grade Clients | |
The IRS Personality: Playing It to Your Advantage | |
Events That Shaped the IRS Personality | |
Never Forget!Acknowledging Dedicated IRS Personnel | |
Who Runs the Show: What You're Up Against | |
The Image | |
What It Looks Like from the Inside Out | |
The Organization | |
What You Need to Know about the Examination Division | |
What You Need to Know about the Collection Division | |
What You Need to Know about the Criminal Investigation Division | |
What You Need to Know about the Taxpayer Services Division | |
IRS People: Whom You Need to Know | |
What They're Really Like | |
How to Work with Them | |
Standard Operating Procedures | |
The IRS Chain of Command | |
Who Runs the Show? | |
The Examination Division | |
The Collection Division | |
The Criminal Investigation Division | |
The Upper Echelons | |
Offering a Bribe-What Are the Consequences? | |
Standard Operating Procedures | |
Neutralizing the IRS's Power | |
The IRS Power Base | |
Power from Information Resources | |
Power from the IRS's Unique Legal Standing | |
Power from Its Unique Role as a Law Enforcement Agency | |
Power from Its Unique Legislation-Creating Authority | |
Power to Make Mistakes without Consequences | |
Power from the Freedom to Do What It Wants | |
Why Does This Continue? | |
IRS Technology: What Works, What Doesn't Work | |
The Processing Pipeline | |
The Nonprocessing Pipeline | |
The Rest of the Process | |
Where the IRS Technology Works | |
Where Mistakes Are Made in the IRS Matching Program | |
Where the IRS Technology Falls Short on the Income Side | |
Where the IRS Technology Falls Short-Mortgage Interest and Real Estate Tax | |
Where the IRS Technology Falls Short-Nonfilers and Underreporters | |
Where the IRS Technology Falls Short-Lack of Reporting Requirements for Corporations | |
Where the IRS Technology Falls Short-The Audit Level | |
Technology Overhaul a Fiasco-Still | |
IRS Targets and What to Do If You're One of Them | |
Are You in the Line of Fire? | |
Target: The Self-Employed | |
Target: Cash-Intensive Businesses | |
Target: Industries in the Market Segment Specialization Program | |
Target: Nonfilers | |
Target: Tax Cheaters-Omission of Income | |
Target: Tax Delinquents and Tax Scam Artists | |
How to Completely Avoid an Audit | |
Don't Fear Audit Statistics | |
Audits at an All-Time Low."Live" Audits Are Aimed at Corporations | |
Audits of Estate and Gift Tax Returns | |
How to Prevent Audit Problems Before They Occur | |
How Long Should Taxpayers Keep Records? | |
How to Completely Avoid an Audit | |
Small Business Corporations (S Corporations) | |
Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships | |
Partnerships | |
Business Ventures and the Hobby Loss Rule | |
Businesses That Include Merchandise Inventory | |
Securing a Tax-Advantaged Life | |
The Twenty Greatest Taxpayer Misconceptions | |
How to Hold On to More Money: Overlooked Credits and Deductions | |
Selling Securities from a Dividend Reinvestment Plan | |
Identifying Specific Securities That Are Sold | |
Unamortized Points on a Home Mortgage | |
Deductible Interest on a Home Equity Loan | |
Unused Losses, Expenses, and Credits | |
Self-Employed Deduction for Health Insurance | |
Charitable Donations-Securities | |
Charitable Donations-Household Items | |
Social Security Tax Overpayments | |
Job-Hunting Expenses | |
State Income Tax Deductions | |
Parental or Grandparental Support | |
Federal Income Tax Withheld on Form 1099 | |
Classroom Expenses for Teachers | |
Ten Ground Rules Never to Break to Win with the IRS | |
Rule | |
Always Report Income on Your Tax Return That Is Being R | |
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