The Power to Destroy
Edition: 1 Ed edition
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Pr; Atlantic Monthly Press
Published: April 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780871137487
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; United States.; Tax collection; Taxation; Business & Economics; Politics / Current Events; United States; Politics/International Relations; U.S. Government; CUR; BUS064000; CUR005000; BUS; Law; Taxation - General; Internal Revenue Service; Tax administration and procedure
Description: The Power to Destroy tells the behind-the-scenes story of the congressional investigation of the IRS, the steps that have been taken to curb its abuses of power, and Senator Roth's proposals for far-reaching changes that still need to be made. Along the way, Roth and Nixon vividly re-create the stories of the victims of the Internal Revenue Service using exclusive interviews with those who have been unjustly audited, foreclosed, prosecuted, and worse.

With explosive new investigative material - including unreleased internal surveys from IRS employees across the nation - the authors show how corruption, mismanagement, perverse incentives, and negligence exist inside a culture that is as cloistered as it is powerful. The book concludes with an explanation of what you need to know about your rights under the new tax laws - and what to do if you are audited.