TY - BOOK AU - Watson,Camilla E. TI - Tax procedure and tax fraud in a nutshell T2 - West nutshell series SN - 9780314650283 AV - KF 6324 .W38 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - West KW - Tax courts KW - United States KW - Local KW - Tax auditing KW - Tax protests and appeals KW - Tax collection KW - Tax evasion N1 - Includes index; Overview of the federal tax system -- IRS and Treasury Department rulemaking -- The hazards and standards of tax practice -- Disclosure of IRS materials and confidentiality of return information -- Federal tax returns and compliance -- Further compliance : Audits and administrative appeals -- The assessment procedure and statutes of limitations -- Overpayments : administrative refunds -- Remedies to absolve the harshness of the statute of limitations on assessments and claims for refund -- Civil penalties and interest -- The collection process -- Bankruptcy proceedings -- Third party liability -- Choice of forum in civil tax litigation -- Additional civil litigation considerations -- Criminal investigations -- IRS investigatory powers and techniques -- Federal tax crimes -- Defenses to criminal charges ER -