I am looking for a book that I read in the 90's or late 80's.  The
book was written by a former IRS auditor/agent/examiner and was a
collection of stories about his various audits.  This was not a
technical book about auditing or taxes but a book abot the life of an
IRS auditor so to speak.

I do not remember the name of the book or the author but having
searched extensively I know there are no such similar books so if you
find one it is more than likely the book I am looking for.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 12 Oct 2004 18:35 PDT

Could this be your book?

http://www.hortondaughters.com/detail.asp?ProductId=1

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Clarification of Question by tyler99-ga on 12 Oct 2004 19:57 PDT

That's not the book as it looks like it was published in 2005.  The
book I am looking for is between 1980-1995.  You have the right
content though.

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Request for Question Clarification by juggler-ga on 12 Oct 2004 21:18 PDT

Could it be "In This Corner, The IRS" (1981) by JR Price?

"Dell, 1981, Paperback... 
A former IRS special agent gives you the inside story."
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetails?bi=273411548

Sound familiar?

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Clarification of Question by tyler99-ga on 13 Oct 2004 08:27 PDT

Presti book I blindly bought from Amazon and it is not it.

The Price book sounds like a technical book about auditing not one
with stories so that is not it.

The Crumbley book may be it so I will compensate you and give it a shot.

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Clarification of Question by tyler99-ga on 13 Oct 2004 08:29 PDT

pinkfreud-ga I think you need to invoice me.  This is my first time
doing this so correct me if I am wrong.

I am delighted to have been able to help!

For the record, my guess was "The Ultimate Rip-Off: A Taxing Tale."

"THE ULTIMATE RIP-OFF, 4th edition 
 by D. Larry Crumbley (aka Iris Weil Collett)2005  
 ISBN: 0-913878-59-6 

Jeff Burke, a Special Agent for the IRS, goes beyond the law to find
several taxpayers who are evading taxes and uncovers a major plot by
the IRS commissioner and a rare coin enterprise to rip off millions of
dollars in income tax revenues to finance a secret project. Along the
way, public finance concepts, political controversies, contemporary
individual and corporate tax planning, tax fraud and avoidance, and
the real life of IRS employees are elucidated in a way both students
and instructors will find gripping and informative."

Thomas Horton & Daughters
http://www.hortondaughters.com/detail.asp?ProductId=1

I am not surprised that my colleagues discovered several alternatives
for you. Having had a few relatively minor run-ins with the Internal
Revenue Service (or is it "Infernal"?), I can well imagine the
literary possibilities of this line of work. Surely this book would be
categorized as "Horror." ;-)

Very best regards,
pinkfreud

Good answer, helpful, saved me from spending more time looking

Hello TYler 99,

Could this be the book you have in mind?

IRS in Action: Straight Talk from a Former Treasury Agent
Published in Paperback by Sherwood Communications (December, 1983)
Author: Santo Presti
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0914877003/qid=1097639002/sr=1-9/ref=sr_1_9/102-3023310-6818522?v=glance&s=books

Thanks,
Bobbie7

Please note that the book described in the link I posted was
originally published in 1985. The 2005 date is for the fourth edition.

Thank you very much for the five stars and the generous tip!

~pinkfreud