As I noted before, we can thank BOTH PARITIES for this:
DEMOCRATS - for emptying our prisons so that most people now will not answer an expected ring or knock, regardless of what the person on the other side claims to be.
REPUBLICANS - for giving us the judges that are willing to RESPECT the Second Amendment...thereby giving homeowners a way to ‘respond’ to those who persist at trying to get us to open our front door.
“Come back with a 4th Amendment compliant warrant.”
The use of aliases is normal practice and still happens as agents get harassed by irrational non-taxpayers.
I just spoke with an IRS agent last week that used an alias. She explained that a person she was processing collections procedures against threatened her family members and sent her pictures of them online. I don’t have a problem with using aliases to protect their children from attacks.
I’ve observed a similar practices by mental health professionals, especially females who have clients try to develop relationships with them. I’ve attended court hearings in such situations and understand that they need protection.
irs did that to a client years ago
she told him to go to hell
and slammed the door in his face
Probably my imagination but that Ohio case seems to have had enormous impact, and caused the IRS to change their policies.