FOI laws were created
to allow individuals
to access public data held by the Federal Government, and since the IRS is part of that Government, you can use Freedom of
Information Requests
to see how they calculated your back taxes
owed, how they
've determined what penalties, fees, fines, and interest should apply
to your debt, and look for problems that
would allow you
to reduce or even wipe out the money that they're demanding.
(1) Every person is guilty of an offence under this Act who,
having in his possession or control any secret official code word, password, sketch, plan, model, article, note, document or
information that relates
to or is used in a prohibited place or anything in a prohibited place, or that
has been made or obtained in contravention of this Act, or that
has been entrusted in confidence
to him by any person holding office under Her Majesty, or that he
has obtained or
to which he
has had access while subject
to the Code of Service Discipline within the meaning of the National Defence Act or
owing to his position as a person who holds or
has held office under Her Majesty, or as a person who holds or
has held a contract made on behalf of Her Majesty, or a contract the performance of which in whole or in part is carried out in a prohibited place, or as a person who is or
has been employed under a person who holds or
has held such an office or contract,