Posted on 01/17/2022 10:09:16 AM PST by John Semmens
IRS Charles Rettig warned that "due to the enormous challenges the government faces we may no longer be able to afford giving refunds on your taxes."
"The very fact that we already have the money and are trillions of dollars in debt creates a tremendous pressure to simply keep the money," Retig said. "This alone would lower the government's expenses. We would also save money by not having to process returns that are filed. While it's probably too late to save every taxpayer the time and trouble of preparing and filing, we could certainly save time and trouble here at our offices by just trashing the returns already filed or on their way. Of course, if we announce the elimination of refunds, the procrastinators will be spared the effort of preparing and sending in their forms."
"Further, I would argue that the fact that the taxpayers have been able to survive without this money withheld from them by their employers is a significant sign that they don't really need this money as much as the government does," Retig surmised. "I mean, no one owes as much as we do. At $28 trillion in the hole we're worse off than those economically flush enough to have earned an income that can be taxed. So I'd have to say that us just keeping the money seems a fairer way to do things."
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They will just delay the pay out
Forever.
My wife handles Payroll for a decent sized company and she been telling her employees this for a year or so.......
He_(Rettig) had better start looking at this from the taxpayer’s point of view. If the IRS starts dragging their feet on refunds, then maybe the taxpayers can play that game too. IMHO, it would be a big mistake to even suggest such a thing. Just wondering at this point...how many people have still not get their refunds from a previous year’s tax return?
Is Rettig related to Lois Lerner?
My son-in-law has been waiting for his tax refund (several thousand dollars) for well over 8 months, now.
On the other hand, my wife and I make it a point that the weaponized IRS never has a hold on our money. We always make certain that we either cut it even or at worst, have to write a very small check to them.
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