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Anecdotes
Snitch Gets $1.8 Million- Wants More, IRS Owes E. Johnson $11 Million for Blabbing- Will He Collect?, 3 Billion Dependents?, IRS Tricked Big Guys, Don't Sic IRS on Enemies, Enjoyed Jousting With IRS, More

Business
Unusual Advertising - a Bone of Contention, Tests for Home Office Deduction, Expenses Too Personal, Boat Deduction Sinks, More

Charitable Contributions
Donated John Wayne's 100 Ton Sculpture, Included Intrinsic Value, Deducted Air Space, More

Deductions, Other
What Theft Isn't, Calvin Klein Executive Looking for Love, Deducted Duds, Let's Party, Loans to Relatives Gone Bad, Navajo Healing and Other Medical Deductions, Tests for Deducting Home Computer, More

Employer/Employee
Penalties Hit Officials for Company's Unpaid Payroll Taxes, Distinction Between Employee and Independent Contractor, More

Estate Planning
Which Trust for You?, Will Doesn't Control All Assets, Family Business Heirs Pay Less, More

Exempt Organizations
Church Too Political, Insiders Penalized for Using Charities, More

Fraud and Scams
Badges of Fraud, Arrogant Hotel Chain Executive, Sham Trusts, Burned by Offshore Scheme, Misguided But Not Fraud, More

Hobby vs. Business
Mud Racing and Afghan Hounds, Horse Breeding and Farming, Chinchillas and Sunken Treasure, Potential Profit Necessary, More

Income
Using Corporation's Car - a Surprise Dividend, Compensation or Gift, Taxing Winnings, How IRS Estimates Income, More

IRS Audits
Small Business Easy Target, Dos and Don'ts to Survive Audit, Avoid Red Flags, How IRS Targets Taxpayers, More

IRS Collections
Willie Nelson Sings for IRS, IRS Liens Get Almost Everything Almost All the Time, More