The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well.

In 2009 the IRS created a special team to investigate when and how the extremely wealthy were avoiding taxes. Reporters Jesse Eisenger and Paul Kiel illustrate how that team was stymied using the case of the heir to a German automative parts fortune.

Source: ProPublica
Published: Apr 5, 2019
Length: 19 minutes (4,822 words)
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