Posted on 03/02/2015 10:31:53 AM PST by Rusty0604
The IRS is defending its decision to let illegal immigrants claim up to three years’ refunds on income even if they never paid income taxes, telling Congress in a new letter last week that agency lawyers have concluded getting a Social Security number triggers the ability to go back and ask for previous refunds.
Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code requires an SSN on the return, but a taxpayer claiming the EITC is not required to have an SSN before the close of the year for which the EITC is claimed,” IRS Commissioner John Koskinen wrote in his letter to Sen. Charles E. Grassley on Wednesday.
Mr. Grassley said that made a mockery of the law, and said he’ll try to write a bill specifically prohibiting it.
“The tax code shouldn’t reward those who broke our immigration laws,” the Iowa Republican and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said in a statement.
The three-year time frame is part of general tax law, allowing anyone who didn’t file to go back and claim a refund for up to three previous year’s worth of taxes.
But the IRS lawyer’s ruling creates an odd circumstance where illegal immigrants who cheated by not paying taxes before can see if they would benefit from refunds. If they do benefit, they could file, but if they don’t benefit they could continue to avoid taxes for those years.
Mr. Obama’s new amnesty program does not require payment of back-taxes.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Just ANOTHER way of taking money from those who work for it and giving it to those who vote democrat.
For the list.
The IRS refuses to respond to Congress,
attacks Americans, will not pay their own taxes,
lie repeatedly, destroys Evidence,
and defends (and transfers money to) CRIMINAL ILLEGALS.
Is there something wrong with this picture?
or with the fact that NO ONE IN D.C. gives a damn
for the 6th year?
Exactly!!!
We’re broker than we’ve ever been and handing out more money to illegals who live virtually free here anyway!!
You can’t fix stupid...
I’ll keep lending them money cuz’ I know they’ll always owe it to me.
Freaking brilliant.
Rewarding them handsomely for ignoring all of our laws.
How does one become undocumented?
Discrimination against those who are not here illegally.
Hey Freepers - don’t forget that a Rubio, Bush, Christie, or Graham presidency would turn out the same way.
The fact that NO ONE IN D.C. gives a damn.
Total insanity.
It’s time to start “piss testing” the public servants down at the corrupt IRS. They have no right to be giving American taxpayers’ money away to freeloading foreigners who are in this country illegally. It’s time to start putting people in prison where they belong.
The list, Ping
Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list
The IRS is complicit in the overthrow of our Constitutional government, and the people who love America for what it is, not for whatever third world filth they want to turn it into.
Cruz is right. We need to abolish the IRS.
The only thing we as a nation owe to illegals is the right to go home, and a willingness to make sure it happens.
Hello?... “Refund”? What part of this am I missing? Or are we redefining words again?
I can read this story clicking here ,but if I go through Drudge it’s Redacted , LOL
That’s pretty much the essence of the ‘rat party policy.
Wouldn’t it be nice if “our” party would do something about that when they get in power...
or even, just maybe, perhaps...
stop giving their own supporters’ money to democrat voters?
Who says crime don’t pay? It does when you’re a freeloading, illegal alien and future commie ‘RAT voter.
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.
IIRC, this is the same guy who swore before a Congressional committee that all of Lois Learner’s emails were unrecoverable.
Yeah. He’s got a lot of credibility. Hmm-hmm....
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