Originally Posted by
FroggyinTexas
I am mortally offended by the ads that say, "I owed the IRS $14,000 and had to pay only $2,000."
I understand your thinking completely, but after working for an attorney that represented a group of investors who were reamed by the IRS, I always wonder how much was originally due to the IRS and how much of it were all the penalties, which can be quite harsh.