Confessions Of A Tax Collector: One Man's Tour Of Duty Inside The IRS

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Confessions Of A Tax Collector: One Man's Tour Of Duty Inside The IRS
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Yancey
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:400
Dimensions(mm): Height 204,Width 150
Category/GenreTaxation
ISBN/Barcode 9780060555610
ClassificationsDewey:352.4
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint HarperPerennial
Publication Date 28 December 2004
Publication Country United States

Description

Describes the workforce culture of the Internal Revenue Service, recounting how the author joined the IRS as an impressionable job-seeker and witnessed cover-ups, schemes, and widespread paranoia over a twelve-year period. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.

Author Biography

Richard Yancey worked for twelve years as a revenue officer for the Internal Revenue Service. He is a produced playwright, a former theater critic, and a published novelist.

Reviews

"A rich mix of humor, horror, and angst ...better than most novels on the bestseller lists."--Boston Sunday Globe "Downright absorbing ...written as well as any novel set in the business world."--Booklist (starred) "Alternately amusing and alarming ...a revealing yarn about going after tax delinquents."--Washington Post "An engaging insider's account of life inside the dreaded IRS."--Library Journal "Offers fascinating insight into the most feared and loathed agency of government."--Minneapolis Star Tribune