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High-Income Taxpayers Now Confronted At Home By IRS Agents | |
2020-02-24 | |
This is a phenomenally bad idea for a number of reasons. Just a few months ago the IRS stated that they audit low-income taxpayers at a higher rate 'because that's where the money is', and now they're doing a backflip after the slew of bad press. There's no need to go after low income taxpayers. When I was a Mass. DOR auditor my bread and butter were non-filers; if chosen correctly, about 90% of the time you'd get some combination of a filed tax return and a big payment. The IRS just needs to send out nonfiling notices, then maybe follow up with a house call, without weapons. It doesn't serve any purpose to start the process with a field visit unless your goal is to scare the shit out of taxpayers. [ZH] - The IRS announced Wednesday that it would increase at-home visitations to high-income taxpayers who haven't filed tax returns on time. Remember when the IRS under the Obama administration targeted conservative groups? Now it appears this anti-wealth attitude extends to anyone earning over $100,000 that hasn't filed a return since 2018 or prior years. During an at-home visit, IRS agents will inform the non-compliant taxpayer how to file returns and show them a pathway of regaining compliant status.
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Posted by:Raj |
#6 Wait -- does that means that there are Congresscritters who aren't mentally ill? |
Posted by: Matt 2020-02-24 13:46 |
#5 #2 yes Bobby they are. You must do your own taxes according to the IRS, but the IRS will 'assist' in filing your taxes if you are blind, mentally ill, or a Congresscritter. Consider the company. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-02-24 13:26 |
#4 If you haven't filed a return since 2018 (the return would be for calendar 2017) and the IRS has a copy of your 1099s and or W-2s they send you a letter via USPS. In a lot of those cases, the person not filing is disabled or otherwise not completely functioning and sometimes they are owed refunds. Ideally the IRS would contract with a local social agency for the physical notification. |
Posted by: lord garth 2020-02-24 11:44 |
#3 Fuck you - pay me link fixed. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2020-02-24 10:08 |
#2 Does this group include Congresscritters? They're not a 'special' group, are they? |
Posted by: Bobby 2020-02-24 10:05 |
#1 It's hard to feel any sympathy for the wealthy, after hearing what they think of us little people. How about this: an executive order confiscating the wealth from the top 100 billionaires in America to be divided evenly among the population. Followed by a national referendum. How do you think that would turn out? |
Posted by: Herb McCoy 2020-02-24 09:57 |