Confidence Games : Lawyers, Accountants, and the Tax Shelter Industry.
Rostain, Tanina.
Confidence Games : Lawyers, Accountants, and the Tax Shelter Industry. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (421 pages) - The MIT Press Series . - The MIT Press Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments and Note on Sources -- Introduction -- Part I Shelters Rising -- 1 The IRS under Siege -- 2 Why Tax Shelters Matter -- 3 Gimme Shelters -- Part II Accounting Firms -- 4 The Skunk Works -- 5 Watson's Choice -- 6 Accounting for Fraud -- 7 Dances with Wolves -- Part III Law Firms -- 8 The Texas Juggernaut -- 9 Lowering the Bar -- Part IV The Reckoning -- 10 Turning the Tide -- 11 The Government Closes In -- 12 Endgame: KPMG and Jenkens -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
The rise and fall of a tax shelter industry that enabled some of America's richest citizens to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
9780262323161
Tax shelters-United States-History.
Tax shelters-Law and legislation-United States-History.
Corporations-Taxation-United States-History.
Taxation-Moral and ethical aspects-United States-History.
Electronic books.
HJ4653.T38.R678 201
336.206
Confidence Games : Lawyers, Accountants, and the Tax Shelter Industry. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (421 pages) - The MIT Press Series . - The MIT Press Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments and Note on Sources -- Introduction -- Part I Shelters Rising -- 1 The IRS under Siege -- 2 Why Tax Shelters Matter -- 3 Gimme Shelters -- Part II Accounting Firms -- 4 The Skunk Works -- 5 Watson's Choice -- 6 Accounting for Fraud -- 7 Dances with Wolves -- Part III Law Firms -- 8 The Texas Juggernaut -- 9 Lowering the Bar -- Part IV The Reckoning -- 10 Turning the Tide -- 11 The Government Closes In -- 12 Endgame: KPMG and Jenkens -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
The rise and fall of a tax shelter industry that enabled some of America's richest citizens to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
9780262323161
Tax shelters-United States-History.
Tax shelters-Law and legislation-United States-History.
Corporations-Taxation-United States-History.
Taxation-Moral and ethical aspects-United States-History.
Electronic books.
HJ4653.T38.R678 201
336.206