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Your Companion for Dealing With the IRS | |
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Inside the IRS: What You Need to Know About IRS Operations | |
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IRS Inefficiency | |
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Communicating With the IRS | |
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Rules of the Game Tax Laws | |
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Interpreting the Tax Code | |
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Self-Assessment of Income Taxes | |
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Winning the IRS Game | |
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Filing Tax Returns | |
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How Long Must You Worry About Not Filing a Tax Return? | |
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Consequences of Not Filing | |
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It's Better to File Before the IRS Contacts You | |
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What Will Happen When You File Late | |
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Requesting an Extension to File | |
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Filing a Return When You Can't Pay What You Owe | |
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Filing a Tax Return When You Live Out of the United States | |
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Reducing the Chance of an Audit When Filing | |
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Amending Tax Returns | |
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A Word About "Aggressive" Tax Filing | |
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Winning Your Audit | |
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How Long Do I Have to Worry About an Audit? | |
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What to Expect at an Audit | |
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Do I Have to Learn Tax Law to Win My Audit? | |
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Audit Selection Why Me, O Lord? | |
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When the IRS Increases Your Tax Bill Without an Audit | |
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Types of IRS Audits | |
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How an Auditor Approaches an Examination | |
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Preparing for an Audit | |
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Who Should Attend the Audit? | |
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How to Act at an Audit | |
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Finishing Audits | |
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Serious Audit Problems | |
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Appealing Your Audit Within the IRS | |
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Pros and Cons of Appealing an Audit | |
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How to Appeal an Audit | |
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How the Appeals Office Works | |
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Preparing for an Appeals Hearing | |
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Meeting the Appeals Officer | |
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Presenting a Case to an Appeals Officer | |
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Negotiating a Settlement | |
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Should You Hire a Tax Professional for Your Appeal? | |
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If You Don't Settle on Appeal | |
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Going to Tax Court: No Lawyer Necessary | |
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Tax Court Facts | |
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Small Tax Cases People's Court | |
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Regular Tax Court Cases Over $50,000 | |
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Other Federal Courts Paying First Is Required | |
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Bankruptcy Court | |
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Appealing to Higher Courts | |
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When You Owe the IRS: Keeping the Tax Collector at Bay | |
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When You Can't Pay Your Tax Return | |
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Getting Time to Pay After the Tax Bill Comes | |
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IRS Tax Billing Process | |
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IRS Automated Collection System | |
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Revenue Officers Frontline Collectors of the IRS | |
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Offers in Compromise Settling Tax Bills for Pennies on the Dollar | |
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Using the Bankruptcy Code to Stop the IRS | |
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Protecting Your Assets From the IRS | |
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Suspending Collection of Your Tax Bill | |
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IRS Enforced Collection: Liens and Levies | |
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Federal Tax Liens | |
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Tax Levies | |
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Dealing With the IRS Levy Process | |
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Assets the IRS Can't or Won't Seize | |
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Avoiding a Levy | |
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Getting a Tax Levy Released | |
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IRS Sales of Levied Assets | |
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The Taxpayer Advocate: A Friend at the IRS | |
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Who Qualifies for Help From a Taxpayer Advocate? | |
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Contacting the Taxpayer Advocate Service | |
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Emergency Help: Taxpayer Assistance Orders | |
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Family, Friends, Heirs, and the IRS | |
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It's a Family Affair | |
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Owning Property Jointly | |
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Death and Taxes | |
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Fraud and Tax Crimes: Do You Really Have to Worry? | |
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How People Cheat on Their Taxes | |
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If You Are Caught Cheating | |
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IRS Criminal Investigations | |
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If You Are Prosecuted | |
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Small Business/Self-Employed: When IRS Trouble Comes | |
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Self-Employed You're a Prime Audit Target | |
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Employees or Independent Contractors? | |
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Payroll Taxes IRS Dynamite | |
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The Dreaded Trust Fund Recovery Penalty | |
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Cash Transactions Over $10,000 | |
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Penalties and Interest | |
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Penalties Added to Tax Bills | |
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Interest on Tax Bills | |
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Understanding Penalty and Interest Notices | |
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Reducing or Eliminating Penalties and Interest | |
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Designating Late Tax Payments | |
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Help Beyond the Book: Tax Professionals and Tax Information | |
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Finding and Using a Tax Professional | |
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Tax Pros for Serious Audits | |
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Hiring a Tax Return Preparer | |
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Researching Tax Questions | |
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When You Owe State Income Taxes | |
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The IRS and State Taxing Authorities | |
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Does Your State Have a Taxpayer Bill of Rights? | |
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State Time Limits to Assess and Collect Income Taxes | |
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State Tax Collection Departments | |
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State Tax Bills | |
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When All Else Fails, Try Your Political Connections | |
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The Taxpayer Bill of Rights | |
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Taxpayer Bill of Rights I | |
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Taxpayer Bill of Rights II | |
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Taxpayer Bill of Rights III | |
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The 25 Most Frequently Asked Questions | |
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Glossary of Tax Terms | |
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Index | |