Cause I’m the tax man..yeah I’m the tax man.
I hate this stupid satire pieces. Be aware they are looking a the lunch practices Google and Apple. Life may imitate satire in this case.
Just so this is clear to everyone - the original story is NOT SATIRE. The IRS is going after employer provided lunches.
I assume the satire comes in with the retro-active part....for now.
When I was a kid over 60 years ago the old retired Station Master on the railroad said that the way things are going they will put a meter around your neck and charge you for the air you breath. We are almost there.
Well it is income. So is paid parking, paid on-site daycare services, paid gym memberships, etc., etc.
This is what they went after Ray Nagin for.
There will certainly be an added penalty if the meals are not ‘Moosehell’ approved, watch and see.
This may be satire, but company provided benefits like lunches are already taxed. I had to pay taxes on the company provided vehicle I used. It is only a small step to tax “Free” meals provided by your employer.
So should employee also be taxed for the free air xonditioning?,Or is that part of. oSHA and good practices?
Can we keep the nasty of the government nanny Roman parasites out yet?
As to the underlying, true, article:
The IRS doesn’t always win.
I remember about 20 years ago or so the IRS wanted businesses (small and large) to keep trip logs if you were deducting mileage or anything vehicle-related (the vehicle itself, gas, maintenance, etc.).
The backlash was intense and the idea was dropped (but not until a cottage industry of log makers sprung up).
They also talked about 10 years ago about taxing air miles, points, upgrades etc. of business travelers. Again, the backlash was intense and it was dropped.
This will follow that pattern, I am sure.
You got me again.
I thought this was real.
Tax “Free Lunch” at schools.
That’s not satire. That’s true and has been since at least 1986.
My boss wrote off the $4 for each day for each of us. Did we get $4? No way. It doesn’t show up in the wage statements.
Shouldn’t they be taxing beheadings?
-PJ
Believe it or not at one time the tax maniacs were looking at proposals to cull state taxes from flight and train crews on the money they earned while flying over or riding through the respective states. IOW if you took off from O'hare and five minutes later you left the Illinois jurisdiction over Lake Michigan they wanted to deduct 5 minutes worth of the crews hourly pay as a state income tax. These were serious proposals made by government employees paid by taxpayers. Pogo was right,"We have met the enemy and they are us."
“It is unfair for other employees to get a lunch paid for by their employer.”
This is only unfair in Upsidedown World.