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The IRS could recover $12 for every $1 spent on scrutinizing the ultra-wealthy's taxes (www.businessinsider.com)

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The best argument you can make is the IRS independently, at a later date, came to a different conclusion regarding the amount due and is holding someone liable for the increased amount.

And the IRS is the authority. It's not a discussion, it's not a negotiation, there's no bargaining. There's no "oh but I already paid $10, why can't that be good enough?" Take it up with Congress. Tax code says you owe $12. You've paid $10. You still owe $2. That's fact.

And yet again, its “clarification” was a deviation from everyone’s long-running understanding of where it was.

And "everyone" was wrong. Pay your taxes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You’ve paid $10.

Pay your taxes.

For the final time: They already are.

"Which does not change that these people are paying money to the IRS representing their - and any preparer’s - good-faith effort to follow the IRS’ labyrinthine code, a thing you seem to pretend isn’t happening.

By definition, taxes were paid, until such a time as zero dollars are transferred, and by benefit of the doubt, the amount was everyone’s best understanding of the amount due."

And the IRS is the authority. It’s not a discussion, it’s not a negotiation, there’s no bargaining.

And “everyone” was wrong.

"Is it truly so inconceivable to you that people could be rightfully-pissed about potential future liabilities resulting from an incomprehensible code despite their best attempt to follow said code and continue to do as they already are and pay their taxes?

Do you truly believe a good-faith effort to pay one’s obligations is somehow “greed” or “stealing … from our government”?

How incredibly narrow-minded."

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

I give up. You're just being dense.

I how your next paycheck is short, and your boss tells you "too bad, that's what I thought you were supposed to get, you're SOL". Because apparently that's how things work in your fantasy land.