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A Law Unto Itself: The IRS and the Abuse of Power
by Burnham, David
Description: A Law Unto Itself: The IRS and the Abuse of Power examines the IRS's procedures for handling tax returns, its techniques for gathering financial data, and instances where the agency has misused its authority
ISBN: 0679732837
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at-fates-hands · 2014-10-25 · Original thread
Keep in mind, this is the only government entity who spent millions of dollars to figure out how to continue to collect taxes in the event of a nuclear war and the collapse of society.

Great book if you want to get really scared about how much power the IRS actually has: http://www.amazon.com/Law-Unto-Itself-Abuse-Power/dp/0679732...?

I wonder whatever happened to the "kinder gentler" IRS we were supposed to get with the Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998?

Just in case you're lazy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service_Restru...