IRS Agents Harass Small Business Owner Over Back Taxes.....

[Patranus]

It was every businessperson's nightmare.

Arriving at Harv's Metro Car Wash in midtown Wednesday afternoon were two dark-suited IRS agents demanding payment of delinquent taxes. "They were deadly serious, very aggressive, very condescending," says Harv's owner, Aaron Zeff.

The really odd part of this: The letter that was hand-delivered to Zeff's on-site manager showed the amount of money owed to the feds was ... 4 cents.

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/13/2604016/irs-suits-pay-visit-to-car-wash.html

I guess with all of this out of control government spending, the IRS really needs to pay two IRS agents to hand deliver a letter...over 4 cents.

 

[Zebo]

People need to get over their fear of IRS. Ive been audited 6 times. You just deal with paper trail. Make them be specific. Go through motions. It's nothing like a divorce.

 

[herkulease]

Hey we need every penny we can get.

 

[First]

Yeah, I'm sure that story is accurate in every way.

lmao.

 

[mumedina]

At a place I used to work at, we once got a bill from a law firm for 24 cents. The postage used to send that letter was more than that. Same sort of BS, I suppose.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Many times, the IRS will not even have a qualified person look at the paperwork.

They treat it as if the person has to prove the IRS wrong. And if you prove them wrong; they will then look at something else.

You have to show that there was intential bias in order to get a proper evaluation by another person

 

[HannibalX]

You have no obligation to speak to the IRS if they call you or come to your door. If they do come looking for you let them know that until you speak with your attorney you can't speak with them.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Yet Geitner and half the cabinet gets their interest and penalties waived. Makes you wonder.

 

[HannibalX]

They also get the institutions underwriting their pensions bailed out over and over and over and over... and over.

 

[Fern]

This story doesn't sound right to me.

Even those of us who view the government as basically incompetent shouldn't find this believable.

I've had a lot of experience with the IRS over the past 25-30 years, sending two people over, even for $200-300 (4 cent plus penalties) just doesn't happen. It's too easy for them to just take it out of your bank account etc.

Fern

 

[theamericans075]

So, there's a policy in place for this, and it was followed exactly, even if it was a tiny amount. I don't see the problem here?

 

[JS80]

I thought that shit was rounded to the nearest dollar

 

[Patranus]

So, there's a policy in place for this, and it was followed exactly, even if it was a tiny amount. I don't see the problem here?

What costs the government more, ignoring the 4 cents or paying IRS agents to hand deliver a letter?

 

[theamericans075]

Exceptions can't be made or else there's no end to it.

 

[Fern]

So, there's a policy in place for this, and it was followed exactly, even if it was a tiny amount. I don't see the problem here?

What costs the government more, ignoring the 4 cents or paying IRS agents to hand deliver a letter?

Without looking it up, I can pretty much guarantee you sending two collection agents out for this kid of money is NOT policy.

For that kind of money I doubt they'd even bother with your bank account, they'll wait until you overpay somewhere and reduce your refund etc.

The IRS policies and guidelines are online at IRS.gov. Head over to the section for professional once you're at the home page.

Fern

 

[theeedude]

Read "Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else." IRS routinely targets small time "offenders" just to look like it's doing something while looking the other way for the big time tax cheats with political pull.

 

[Slick5150]

My understanding is that the IRS never takes action on matters under $50, let alone $0.04. So yeah, my BS meter is going off on this story.