This is Part [3] of a series of a Chapter in the eBook “Corporate Tax Audit Survival – A View of The IRS Through Corporate Insider Eyes” by Cliff Jernigan.
Sample From Chapter 4 “Acronymphobia”
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is an agency that thrives on the use of acronyms. In fact, acronyms flourish to their greatest heights at the Large and Mid-Size Business Division (LMSB) headquarters in the Mint Building in Washington D.C., where “Mintspeak” crops up in every discussion.
In one of my first meetings, I sat among several IRS career employees in the Mint Building. The discussion leader started by saying that we were meeting on the “ABC issue for the DEF area of the GHI problem.” I raised my hand and said, “Excuse me, would you mind telling me what the ‘ABC issue for the DEF area of the GHI problem’ is?” The leader courteously explained the three acronyms to me while the others in the room squirmed in their chairs. I thanked him.
The leader went on. “The GHI problem has a connection to the JKL and MNO and PQR problems, which we need to solve PDQ.” I raised my hand again and said, “Excuse me, would you mind telling me what ‘JKL’ and ‘MNO’ and ‘PDQ’ stand for? And what is ‘PDQ’?” The leader explained the acronyms, and the old-timers rolled their eyes. Read More
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