What the IRS Doesn't Want You to Know: A CPA Reveals the Tricks of the Trade

Fifth Edition--Revised and Updated for 1999!

Filled with sample tax forms, state-by-state hot lines, and more than a thousand insider secrets, this widely acclaimed book--a Business Week bestseller--reveals critical strategies that the best CPAs use for their clients to file shrewd, legal, money-saving returns.

With tax laws constantly changing and existing regulations hidden in voluminous tax codes, businesses and individuals in every income bracket need expert advice that cuts through IRS bureaucracy and prevents taxpayer horror stories.  In this completely updated version, the authors explain the latest IRS weapons, plus the eighteen biggest misconceptions taxpayers have about their returns.  There's also a brand-new section on how to hold on to more money, and there are explanations of the 1997 tax legislation--the most crucial laws and how they can affect you.

Martin Kaplan has been a certified public accountant for over thirty years.  For over twenty years, Mr. Kaplan has operated his own New York City public-accounting firm, whose clients include wholesalers, manufacturers, and service industries.  The firm performs audits and accounting work but focuses its attention on the tax-planning opportunities available to its clients and on representation in IRS matters.

Naomi Weiss writes fiction and nonfiction on a broad range of subjects.  As president of her own firm, she also writes and produces marketing and communication materials for clients, from small businesses to multinationals.  She has received awards from the National Council of Family Relations, the International Association of Business Communicators, and the Art Directors Club.