Take on the IRS - and win! * Learn how to win at the tax game * Know your rights as a taxpayer * Discover tools that will help you beat the IRS Every year, the IRS issues more than 34 million penalty notices to individuals and small businesses. What you may not know is that many of these notices are wrong. If you receive one, you may not have to pay it. You also don't have to hire an expensive tax professional in order to challenge these penalties and stand up to the IRS. Written by a former IRS attorney, Tax This! is designed to give you an inside track in your negotiations with the IRS by showing how to level the playing field and win at the tax game. This practical book covers everything you need to know about the IRS audit process, from the time your return is chosen for audit to the appeals procedure. It also contains information on some little-known tools available to every taxpayer that can help you tackle the IRS and win. Tax This! includes current advice on: * Finding out what the IRS knows about you - and what it doesn't know * Abating tax penalties * Making tax payments by installment * Paying pennies on the dollar to resolve your tax debt * Saving on taxes in small business * Declaring bankruptcy to minimize or eliminate tax debts * Getting a Federal Tax Lien released * Surviving an IRS criminal investigation