Late last night, after I finished adding up my business expenses, I looked in my 2007 Tax File for my big, thick IRS tax book. It wasn’t there.

This morning, I dashed down to the local IRS office to see if they had any copies. Fortunately I found guidebooks and forms.
One of the taxpayers waiting for assistance told me that the IRS doesn’t send out those instruction books any more. Could that be possible?
If you’re working on your taxes at the last minute like me, here are some tips for selecting and working with a tax preparer:
- How to select an income tax return preparer.
- How to drive your tax preparer crazy.
- How to avoid tax-preparer fraud.
- Mystery shoppers find deceit, incompetence among tax preparers.




