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IRS sets the record straight: We’re going after tax evaders, not honest Americans: Op-Ed
Yahoo Finance ^ | 8/25/22 | Charles P. Rettig

Posted on 08/27/2022 3:25:35 AM PDT by Libloather

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The bottom line is this: These resources are absolutely not about increasing audit scrutiny on small business or middle-income Americans. The investment of these important resources is designed to support honest, compliant taxpayers. Our investment is designed around a Treasury directive that audit rates do not rise relative to recent years for households making under $400,000.

We all want a fair and impartial system where everyone contributes their fair share, no more and certainly no less. A robust, visible tax enforcement effort focused on high-end tax evaders and those supporting them is a priority. Underpayments by tax evaders shift the burden of operating our great country onto honest, hard-working Americans who follow the law.

With this new law, honest taxpayers will see badly needed, meaningful service improvements at the IRS. The IRS should be able to answer the phones and process information - including tax returns - in a timely manner. Enhanced IT systems and taxpayer services will mean that honest taxpayers will be better able to comply with the tax laws, ultimately resulting in a lower - yes, lower - likelihood of being audited and a reduced burden on them.

To set the record straight on this important legislation and dispel any lingering misperceptions, here are some key facts to keep in mind:

False Statement: The IRS is hiring 87,000 armed special agents to harass taxpayers.

Reality: Absolutely false. The majority of new hires the IRS makes will be those who answer the phones, work on processing individual tax returns or go after high-end taxpayers or corporations who are avoiding their taxes.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: americans; irs; lerner; taxes
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Answering phones? So what's all the ammo for?
1 posted on 08/27/2022 3:25:35 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

It’s like I tell my not-so-swift RINO brother: “You have nothing to hide … until you do.”


2 posted on 08/27/2022 3:27:44 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Libloather

You mean....you’re going to audit congressional Democrats? And Shrillary?


3 posted on 08/27/2022 3:29:45 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: Libloather

Obama weaponized the IRS against conservative taxpayers. Make no mistake, FJB is following Obama’s marching orders with his IRS battalions.


4 posted on 08/27/2022 3:37:11 AM PDT by NautiNurse (Ron DeSantis is Top Gov)
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To: Libloather

And I’ve got some nice Ocean Front property in Kansas you might be interested in.


5 posted on 08/27/2022 3:39:52 AM PDT by 230FMJ (...from my cold,them to be. dead, fingers.)
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To: Libloather

Missing from this is the simple factual point:

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT TAX LAWS APPLY AND THE DETAILS OF THOSE LAWS.

The U.S. federal tax laws are so complicated, no honest taxpayer can actually figure them out.

IRS agents DO NOT NEED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FIREARMS as recently authorized by federal law unless they plan on having many gun battles with taxpayers.


6 posted on 08/27/2022 3:41:02 AM PDT by Gnome1949
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To: Libloather

The house can nip this in the bud next year by not funding these extra IRS agents


7 posted on 08/27/2022 3:41:58 AM PDT by roving ( Pronouns- libs/suk)
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To: Libloather

The Fair Tax eliminates all this BS.
Just Sayin’...


8 posted on 08/27/2022 3:44:44 AM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. The Dhimmicraps are ALL Traitors. All of them.)
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To: Libloather
Dear IRS and Federal Government:

NO ONE BELIEVES YOU

9 posted on 08/27/2022 3:45:22 AM PDT by EBH ( 1776-2021 May God Save Us.)
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To: Libloather

They are going after the underground income. People who deal in cash and barter. They will take an assessment of whether the reported income supports the lifestyle and impute an income. The taxpayer will get a bill. Good luck.


10 posted on 08/27/2022 3:45:44 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (The Reset is real…)
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To: roving

Yes, they can. But they won’t, regardless of the outcome of the mids.


11 posted on 08/27/2022 3:47:08 AM PDT by LIConFem (Read up on Russia's Oct, 1917 Revolution... And prepare.)
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To: Libloather

< sarcasm> Just because they have done it before doesn’t mean they will do it again. < /sarcasm>


12 posted on 08/27/2022 3:49:40 AM PDT by SuperSonic (If I had a dog it would look like the one Obama ate!)
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To: Gnome1949

Exactly

You could have 5 different IRS agents help you with your taxes and end up with 5 different results.

If only one is ‘correct’ all others are tax evasion. Prison for you comrade!


13 posted on 08/27/2022 3:50:56 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: Libloather
So the newly hired agents are trained in the use of deadly force? Not surprising....given who's living at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Soon we'll expect new hires at the EPA to receive similar training.
14 posted on 08/27/2022 3:54:03 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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To: EBH
NO ONE BELIEVES YOU

You are correct sir.

15 posted on 08/27/2022 3:54:40 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: NautiNurse

Sooo, what did Obama mean when he stated?….
“We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”
And what did Gen Milley mean when being quizzed at a congressional hearing he stated; “the biggest threat to the U.S. is domestic terrorism”? And, who specifically was he referring to?


16 posted on 08/27/2022 3:55:17 AM PDT by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp, )
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To: Libloather

So, they are going after AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)?


17 posted on 08/27/2022 4:00:09 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Libloather

Trust me, I’m here to help.


18 posted on 08/27/2022 4:03:04 AM PDT by dblshot
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To: Libloather

Exactly. An armed IRS goon is not there to help and support you.


19 posted on 08/27/2022 4:03:26 AM PDT by Gaffer (Infidel, and proud of it!)
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To: Libloather

Total BS! To these pocket protector green eyeshades everybody is a potential tax cheat until proven otherwise and the only way to do it is an audit.


20 posted on 08/27/2022 4:04:20 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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