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Also: I've had little issues with my own returns and have always found them to be reasonable and friendly.

I'm not a US citizen, but I would expect the IRS to behave differently when dealing with organizations as opposed to citizens?

That's the purpose of a corporation. That's why we have something called a judicial person. To separate this kind of thing.

I think the phrase you are looking for is a "juridical person."