Strikes me that one major GOP contender wants to abolish the IRS while the other major contender wants to expand it’s power and reach. Hmmm
i fear the bureaucracy is far too big and too many hands are in the cookie jar for it to be turned back and much smaller/less powerful,
i think Trump thinks big government can work with the right man at the helm. But he wouldn’t be at the helm forever,
if i’m wrong, and I would be thrilled to be, has he ever mentioned slashing and burning the agencies?
Cruz has mentioned giving power back to the states and sending all the IRS workers to the border (of course he didn’t mean it), but i don’t know if he will slash and burn either.
Why on earth would you ever use a five figure tax refund to pay forward next years taxes?
That’s the original sin right there...
I usually overpay because I would rather get a check than write one. It might be time to rethink that plan.
It’s Steve’s fault. He shouldn’t have overpaid his taxes.
That’s why people who let themselves get ripped off through the year and then get giddy when they “get money back” are damn fools. I adjust my withholdings at both jobs to the point where I will send the regime a certified check (from a different bank, not my own) each April.
And it has never occurred to him that he should.
However, he's not a bad person, and we certainly shouldn't hold him personally responsible for anything. (/s)
I remember a comment Cruz made about the mega data, something like after IRS why would you trust another government agency with your info.
I didn’t have fear for my info but they could screw anyone any time. I’m glad they dumped the mega data.
They didn’t report a W2 to SS. Won’t bore you with details but they were idiots by mail and phone. SS has told me they will fix when I retire.
So a CPA overpaid his taxes by a five-figure sum? Stopped reading right there.
In world history, there is one distinguishing characteristic of when governments succeed, and when governments fail. It is a very easy to understand ratio.
It is called “government efficiency”, and it is simply a ratio of what a government promises to do, and what it actually delivers on those promises.
If a government promises to do just a few things, and delivers, it will survive. Likewise, if it promises more, and at least delivers a lot of what it has promised, it will survive. But a government that promises and does not deliver is likely on the way out.
The real oddity is that it does not matter what form government takes: republican democracy, kingdom, tyranny, etc.
And even stranger, it does not matter *what* the government promises. It can promise bad, negative things that the people do not want; but if it delivers on those things, it will likely survive.
Now this being said, what of the US government? Never in the history of mankind has a government promised to do a fraction of what the US government has promised. So it is up to the people to judge whether or not it has kept or is keeping its promises.
By general agreement, it has failed in far too many things to survive, so it must fall. So the candidate who promises to dismantle the most of the dysfunctional parts of the government is likely going to ascend.
As with any government caught up in its overreach and bloat, it will strive to keep “the fat”, even as it offers to “cut the muscle and bone”, so the leader must be strong enough to insist, and ignore the whines and pleas of the Mandarin bureaucracy, the parasites, hangers on and other villains and lickspittles.
If he succeeds he will be a hero for a hundred years. If he fails, someone else will be chosen for the job.
This sounds like another argument to never overpay your taxes or have more withheld than you expect to pay. Even so, I suppose the IRS could place a lien against you.
Happened to me with CA taxes. Levied our bank accounts and safe deposit box. We didn’t live in CA.
Took a tax attorney in CA, $500 and 3 months to get it back.
What a nightmare. Of course there was no apology.
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bfl reference
Most federal employees with office jobs are teleworking under a program started by our current president.
Teleworkers don't answer their office phones.
I haven't successfully reached anyone at OPM by phone since I retired, meaning I haven't talked to a single government employee (other than Social Security)since I left.
All communication is either email or snail mail.
Most federal employees with office jobs are teleworking (working from home) under a program started by our current president.
Teleworkers don't answer their office phones.
I haven't successfully reached anyone at OPM by phone since I retired, meaning I haven't talked to a single government employee (other than Social Security) since I left.
All communication is either email or snail mail.
I dealt with the Social Security Administration in 2014 regarding their form SSA-44 (Life Changing Event). The SSA employees intentionally used SSA procedures and rules to avoid processing the form. It took 4 months, 22 phone calls and 6 personal visits to get a simple form processed.
I was promised a call back at least 12 times and never got a call. A normal person in my position would have given up. The people at SSA simply didn’t want to process my form and I had no recourse.
Years ago I bought a new car. A State of Minnesota employee incorrectly recorded the car’s VIN from the manufacturer’s Certificate of Origin. It took me over 6 months to get the error corrected. The state wanted me to drive the car 150 miles to St. Paul to allow an employee there to verify the VIN on the car. After many months and many phone calls I was allowed to contact my local county sheriff’s office and have them verify the VIN.
The rules are written for the benefit of bureaucrats, not for the benefit of citizens.
If you have ever had displeasure of dealings with the IRS, even on small matters, you know that the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.
And furthermore, they have nurtured a culture of not caring one bit about the petty problems of mere citizens.
ping!
This is a scary story. I’ve seen some stories about identity theft victims and the IRS treats them like they are the criminals and protects the thieves.
So Steve was lucky he was probably a financial supporter of his rat Congresswoman, otherwise he’d have been screwed.