Introduction -- The Constitution of the United States -- Federal public law -- Treasury regulations -- Judicial opinions -- Public guidance from the Office of Chief Counsel -- Taxpayer-specific guidance from the Office of Chief Counsel -- Documents generated by the Office of Chief Counsel for...

"A gripping account of taxation told through lively, dramatic, and sometimes ludicrous stories drawn from around the world and across the ages Governments have always struggled to tax in ways that are effective and tolerably fair. Sometimes they fail grotesquely, as when, in 1898, the British...