Reviews for When You Owe the IRS

The average rating for When You Owe the IRS based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-04-27 00:00:00 amar hamamy We are considering a new car purchase in the coming months so I picked this book up after reading some positive reviews on it. The approach to car buying outlined in the book is extremely well thought out and I plan to use it when we do make our purchase, although some of it definitely seems like too much work and I will probably not follow through on all of the steps. The descriptions of some of the darker aspects of the car industry are eye-opening, but he definitely goes way over the top in his discussions of what they can do, particularly when he discusses how they use the internet to know every little detail of your life. What was really illuminating for me was his discussion of the way the industry has changed in response to the ready availability of information on the internet. The last time I bought a car, which was over a decade ago, the big thing was the rise of sites like Edmunds that told you what dealers paid for their cars so that you could hold them to a reasonable profit margin. Today, these sites have basically gotten into bed with the dealers (all of these "consumer" car buying sites now have links to ... guess what! Get a quote from a dealer! How convenient!) and the dealers have come up with other ways to profit from car buyers, with trade-in values, financing, and add-ons being the primary profit drivers instead of sticker price. I would recommend this book to anyone buying a car with the caveat that he is way overestimating the capability of car dealers to invade your life and privacy.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-03-08 00:00:00 George Horton opened my eyes to how evil the car industry is, but I think some of it is out-dated or over-the-top in its accusations. definitely is helping me prepare to buy a car and not get swindled, though. has a great chart in it to help you calculate what your car payment would be with different variables. Also gives lots of advice on which websites are worth using in your search, and how to find the true invoice price on new cars. Too wordy, but worth skimming for the valuable stuff.