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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 | |