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10 Random IRS Observations

August 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment

  1. The IRS is less malicious than it is incompetent
  2. IRS collection officials do not understand tax returns or the tax code
  3. Complaints about IRS misconduct are rarely dealt with in a timely, competent matter
  4. The IRS often loses tax returns and other correspondence sent to it by taxpayers and their representatives
  5. IRS appeals officers know the tax code and apply it in a fair manner
  6. The Taxpayer Advocate office is helpful in resolving intractible IRS disputes
  7. IRS group managers support their underlings
  8. IRS collection officials regularly violate taxpayers’ rights to representation
  9. IRS counsel want to settle cases rather than take them to trial
  10. The income tax is constitutional and, therefore, legal

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1 response so far ↓

  • 1 JAMES HAYDEN EA // Sep 8, 2009 at 6:40 am

    You are right on point with all ten observations.

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