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Life on the darkside
“Richard Yancey gives a voice to so many of us who worked for the IRS doing what a civilized society needs to function, but being hated all the same. I worked for the Service for seven years as an auditor and criminal investigator during the years described by Yancey and was amazed by his ability to depict the culture, challenges and often absurdity of dealing with the darker sides of humanity on a daily basis. What a terrific philosophical journey. Thank you!”
An amazon user wrote this on 2009-09-23. -
Take a behind-the-scenes tour and have a little strange fun with the IRS
“There's real people behind those three dreaded letters - IRS, and the one who wrote this one carries us behind the scenes to meet them as he strives to become a truly, great collector (something even his girlfriend isn't convinced is the greatest goal). Told with dry wit and eye-opening in it's revelations about IRS collection operations prior to some new laws in '98 which forced them to be slightly kindler and gentler - this is an enjoyable must-read for everyone who hates paying their taxes(and probably even more so for anyone that has thought of skipping paying them!). ”
An amazon user wrote this on 2008-12-22. -
Great story only available from an insider!
“I found the book to be a very exciting read. Some of the details the author describes are just remarkable. This truly is a perspective that can only be shared by an insider. The only negeative I do have is the writing style is a bit all over the place. The author will go from one thought to another and then back again making it challenging to stay on track at times. Overall, a very good read! Well done, Mr Yancey!”
An amazon user wrote this on 2008-06-17. -
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“a decent based-on-a-true-story fiction or a lacking memoir. the author rarely directly relates thoughts or feeling, mostly describes things in a documentary tone, there are no real dramatic personal events for the narrator, what's interesting about it is mostly the dialogue which must almost all at least be paraphrased if not embellished.
An amazon user wrote this on 2008-01-03.
often leaves unanswered questions. e.g. he's very excited about some strategy to identify tax protesters (people who don't pay taxes because it's not in the constitution), it's apparently a turning point in the story, but frustratingly, what he actually plans to do isn't explained. it follows on to a particular seizure of a car, without how this one tax cheat was identified as a protestor even touched on, we're just told that he is one. that's just the culmination of a whole bunch of frustratingly underexplained procedural ideas like repeatedly referring to liens and levies without specifying what they do. ” -
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GREAT!!! Retired IRS worker
“I love the book about IRS that I worked for IRS 20 years from clerk/typist to tax examiner clerk (12/14/1981 to 01/11/2002). The book are funny stories about IRS that I was a sense of humor IRS employee for 20 years to make my co-workers laugh when I said funny things to the co-workers.”
An amazon user wrote this on 2007-06-20.
