Grownups are not supposed to be afraid of anything. Bugbears and bogeymen are something most of us get over. At a certain age, we stop looking under the bed or in the closet for imaginary monsters. But there is one monster almost all adults fear. We are speaking, of course, about the Internal Revenue Service [...]
Getting a letter from the IRS can and often will ruin your day. The massive government agency is responsible for collecting taxes and enforcing the Internal Revenue Code. With an annual budget of over 12 billion dollars, they have the resources and the legal authority to alter your financial future, seldom for the better. The [...]
Political conspiracies are as American as apple pie. Since the nation was founded, people have been spreading rumors at a breakneck pace. Some of these rumors turn out to be true, most do not. One recent rumor that is all but undeniable at this point is that the government is desperate for fast cash. With [...]
In the wake of what some are calling the Great Recession, the government is putting more pressure on taxpayers. In order to pay for historic budget gaps, they must collect more money from taxpaying citizens. The agency that is responsible for tax collection is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and they have received their marching [...]