That all being said, you can run into the same issue you can run into with _any_ official; if you happen to encounter one of the bad eggs, your entire life can be turned upside down. You get the person as the IRS that decides you were supposed to pay taxes on it and now you owe penalties, and then you can't get anyone to overturn that. Then Google comes and wants its money back, but the IRS has already said you owe taxes and penalties, and bad egg has decided you contradicted him once, you you can go suck an egg.
Yes, in most cases, government agencies will work with you and behave rationally. But one time in <some large number>, things go a different direction. And the people with the power can turn your life into a nightmare without batting an eyelash.
I would get a lawyer, someone that knows how to best protect you from the system.