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A pleasant-looking man in his mid-forties met us at the door. He wore a green smock. Sawdust clung to his beard. He led us into his office, a tiny area in one corner of the building. He found two wooden bar stools for us to perch on. He sat in an executive chair that was missing a wheel. I handed him Pub One and explained why we had come.<\/p>\n

He listened politely, smiling often at Gina. The smile hardly wavered when I told him he owed $25,000 in employment taxes. I asked him if he was making tax deposits. \u201cJeez, I\u2019ll tell you the truth, Mr. Yancey. I haven\u2019t been able to make a deposit in over a year now. Things are just too tight.\u201d \u201cWe can\u2019t work with you unless you can get current with this quarter,\u201d I said. I explained how final notice worked, how a federal tax lien perfected our interest in his property, how we could\u2014and would\u2014levy his accounts receivable and seize his assets to satisfy the debt.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy would you do that?\u201d he asked. He seemed incredulous. \u201cTo put you out of business,\u201d Gina said pleasantly. \u201cDo you think it\u2019s fair for you to operate without paying taxes while your competition pays every penny of theirs?\u201d \u201cI ain\u2019t so sure they are.\u201d \u201cBut they\u2019re not in Mr. Yancey\u2019s inventory.<\/p>\n

You are.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m gonna show a profit. I just a need a little time.\u201d He wasn\u2019t going to get it. Not while my manager sat beside me. Not while Allison was nipping at my heels. Not while I strained toward enlightenment. \u201c Tempus fugit\u201d Gina said. \u201cYou have ten days,\u201d I said. \u201cTen days to do what?\u201d he asked. \u201cGet caught up with your deposits and pay us in full.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t do that in ten days.\u201d \u201cCan you get caught up with your deposits in ten days?\u201d \u201cI\u2014I don\u2019t know. Maybe.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019ll give you ten days to get caught up with your deposits and thirty days to pay the balance. How\u2019s that?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Confessions of A Tax Collector. Copyright \u00a9 2004 by Richard Yancey. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022.<\/p>\n

HarperCollins books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use. For information, please write: Special Markets Department, HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022. FIRST EDITION Designed by Laura Lindgren Printed on acid-free paper Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.<\/p>\n

ISBN 0-06-055560-2 04 05 06 07 08 \/RRD 10 98765432 1 For the Revenue Officers ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This book would not exist if not for the real people who occupy its pages. They were more than coworkers during my time with the Service. They were also my friends. I have struggled to portray them accurately and to the best of my recollection. Much time has passed since those days. Memory fades, but not the fondness I have for all of them.<\/p>\n

God bless and Godspeed. I am extraordinarily fortunate to have Marjorie Braman, vice president and executive editor at HarperCollins, as my editor. Perceptive, empathetic, an enthusiastic lover of stories well told, she has been coach, cheerleader, and most avid fan throughout the entire process. All writers should be as lucky.<\/p>\n

Brian DeFiore, my agent, advocate, and guide, championed the book. Always positive, but with stern pragmatism, he never hesitated in the early days of this project to take up my banner and recklessly charge up the hill. I thank my three boys, who endured my mood swings and evening absences with grace, understanding, and patience. A father could not ask for better sons. There are not enough words in the language to express my gratitude to my wife. I am convinced there is no one on the face of the planet with more courage, honesty, or unselfish devotion\u2014particularly toward this most difficult of husbands.<\/p>\n

Brian charged up the hill, but she was ever the light on top of it, guiding me home.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.<\/em><\/p>\n

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