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		<title>Be Happy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRS is probably the worst collection agency on the earth; the state tax agencies have to run a close second, however. Tax Agencies are sometimes corrupt, often arbitrary; they will lie, mislead and bluff. The administrative and judicial appeals processes express or imply a bias that the taxpayer is the “bad” party despite many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ubiquitous IRS &#8211; Is Big Brother here?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The IRS is attempting to develop a real time system for tax reporting – the goal of the IRS is to put itself on the front-end of the returns preparation and submission chain, not the back end.  Commissioner Doug Shulman refers to his vision as an “up-front tax system.” The foundation for this was laid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Appeals and Audit Determinations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Decisions of tax auditors are never final.  The right of administrative appeal always exists;  the right applies to correspondence and face-to-face audits.  The IRS cannot unilaterally assess additional taxes&#8230;it must follow deficiency procedures and a Notice of Deficiency is required prior to assessment. Other issues subject to appeal: Denial of penalty abatement request Rejection of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taxcrisisinstitute.com/blog/appeals-and-audit-determinations/</link>
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		<title>Recovering Tax Defense and Costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you decide to fight the IRS or a state tax agency, the cost of fighting must be considered.  It is sometimes cheaper to lose than it is to win.  It is a business decision to challenge the agency. Two Internal Revenue Code provisions allow for the recovery of fees and costs.  IRC Code sec [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.taxcrisisinstitute.com/blog/recovering-tax-defense-and-costs/</link>
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		<title>IRS Contempt of Court in Bankruptcy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a time the IRS and State taxing agencies could not be sued for overzealous or unlawful collection pre or post bankruptcy;  this was the doctrine of sovereign immunity. On October 22nd, President Clinton signed the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994.   This law contained amendments that unequivocally waived sovereign immunity for governmental units at [...]]]></description>
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