They don’t file to pay taxes. They file to get refunds and EITC.
The IRS will now audit the ID theft criminal once they’re caught.
Of course...it’ll be your financials under the IRS microscope.
That smug little sack o’ weasel sh*t Koskinen needs to be removed from his privileged position, and put in a jail cell with Lois Lerner for the rest of their miserable lives.
They should just DISALLOW All Payroll Returns with a No Match SS Number, Problem Solved
Thank you VERY much for posting this!
I wonder how many people have been forced into bankruptcy or gone to jail over unpaid taxes that they didn’t owe because of a stolen social security number?
This could easily affect people on disability too.
It would show income, and Social Security could penalize the citizen for something they didn’t do.
I wish a congressman asked Koskinen “How much federal income tax is paid by illegal aliens?” I bet that it is not enough to pay Koskinen’s salary for one year.
From research and personal experience to stop ID theft (at least on taxes).
1. Get a credit freeze on all credit accounts
2. Get an IRS PIN for filing taxes
3. ALWAYS file a paper return. You can use software to complete the return - just print it out and mail it.
“Koskinen said it’s in everyone’s best interest for undocumented workers to pay what ever taxes they owe.”
Sure, and it’s in everybody’s best interest for them to claim various government welfare and assistance programs and it’s really, really cool for them to open up credit cards and buy big screen TVs on your account and oh yeah, getting a driver’s license so they can vote is kind of nice and the optimum is when they use your credit card to buy liquor, get drunk, then plow into your car and maybe kill you or members of your family.
I would like to see this guy castrated and fed his own genitals.
Bottom line is, they don’t give a crap about the citizenry, as long as they rake in the money from them.
My 65 year old neighbor was a victim of identity theft and somebody filed for her tax return. She called the IRS and she was basically treated like she was the criminal. They would not tell her if it had been paid out to the criminal and they would not tell her how much is a been filed. Also, she was not able to find out if it had not been paid out and they were able to stop it before it was paid out. She was the one who had to file all kinds of paperwork to prove who she said she was and they would let her know all of the information 30 to 90 days afterwards.
Among other things, I have never understood why they start cranking out refund checks early in January. W-2’s and 1099’s are not due until the end of the month. Would seem simple enough to have a computer program check the info on them against any returns already filed and kick the returns out for a look see if there are any inconsistencies before putting a check to the wrong person in the mail.