Posted on 03/14/2008 12:10:19 AM PDT by Stoat
FT.com - In depth - Revenue seeks powers for surprise visits
The Press Association Extra powers plan for tax officials
BBC NEWS Business More powers for the Revenue
Taxman wins right to carry out surprise inspections - Times Online
Ping
I’d like to see them do that in the U.S. This is just the reason why we’ve got a Second Amendment.
So much for the Magna Carta! Goodbye, Britain!
Is’nt socialism grand!
Worry not my dear heart. The IRS will double
it’s army of auditors these next few years.
Gotta keep up with those sophistos in Europe.
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I'm guessing that it wouldn't even get to the point of tax assessors getting shot on peoples' doorsteps....if something like this were even to be seriously suggested in the USA, cities would burn. The rioting would be Biblical in proportion....it would never get the point of the tax assessors going out to actually do this, as they would be cowering in their cubicles, watching the cataclysm on CNN.
At present, a tax inspector has to provide strong evidence of criminal activity and persuade a judge or magistrate to issue a search warrant.
But, under the new rules, they will not need a search warrant - or any evidence of criminal activity.
They will require only the permission of a senior Revenue and Customs officer - and a suspicion that there is an unpaid tax liability.
The taxpayer can refuse to let the tax inspector enter his office, or home, but could face a stiff penalty for doing so.
Documents, released by Revenue and Customs while all eyes were on the Budget, reveal up to £41billion is lost. This translates to a saving of more than £1,600 each to every household in Britain.
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How is it that the same country that produces so many heroes, as we see in Afghanistan and Iraq, can also produce an army of thugs and bullies for the IRS?
Taxman won't go to the dangerous neighborhoods.
"48th Missing Tax Inspector Found Dead in River Thames" - MI5 Remain Baffled at Cause
OTHER HEADLINES -
"Costume Shops Sell Out of Guy Fawkes Masks"
"Spice Girls Reunite....Again!"
Turns out the Beatles were prophetic.
That crap could cause a lot of job openings over here.
Silly. The tighter they squeeze, the more money slips through their fingers.
If the tax bills weren’t so high, then people wouldn’t feel the need to dodge so much.
You’ll live to see it.
Because being a tax imspector is far less dangerous and much better paid than being a hero (who would probably be under investigation for “unneccesary use of force” or “aiding hate crimes”.
which, of course, are the ones that are dodging taxation.
“If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat.”
“If you take a walk, I’ll tax the street.”
“If you get too cold, I’ll tax the heat.”
“Cause I’m the Tax Man.”...........Yea .....a....I’m the Tax Man, and you’re working for no one but me.......(written by John Lennon)
I can just see the IRS trying this in say, South Philly, or maybe Anacostia in DC...
IRS agent knocks on door:
Voice inside: ‘who dat?’
IRS agent: ‘Internal Revenue Service’
Voice: ‘whutchu want maaan?’
IRS agent: ‘I’m looking for Jamal Isaiah Mohammed, I need to see his tax records’
Voice: ‘Ain’t nobody here’
IRS agent: ‘Who are you?’
Voice: ‘I’m the dude gonna put a cap in yo azz if you don’t get da f—k outta here!’
IRS agent: ‘Are you threatening a federal official?’
Voice: ‘You know it muthaf-—ker, keep standin’ there, I gots sumpthin fo ya! [click]’
IRS agent: ‘I’ll be going now, thanks for your help, have a nice day’
Voice: ‘Don’t lemme catch you here agin!’
First they took away the guns.
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