Now for the good news . . . I'm talking about assessment, definition of income, collection, liens, seizure of property, determination and assessment by the Tax Court, pursuing criminal penalties, or even to say you must file a return . . . If you volunteer to pay their assessments, that is between you and them. Ask specifically what makes you liable. They get away with it today because of the fear they have generated.
People cringe when a bean counter agent calls.
When there is a threat of an audit you can feel your stomach knot up . . . Many regulations concerning seizing property, failure to pay tax, etc., concern only the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. A point of law is that one federal agency cannot use regulations specifically written for another agency. All authority for the IRS is in title 26 . . . At that point, demand to see a copy of the enforcement regulations as published in the Federal Register.