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.
“if something like this were even to be seriously suggested in the USA, cities would burn. “
It’s already happening in SC. When you apply for a business license in some citiies, there’s a clause where you agree to open your books to a search by any city employee anytime they demand to see your business records. In other words, you sign away your 4th and 5th amendment rights to run a business.
Imagine the uproar if a city demanded to search all black people or all vehicles entering a city. Civil rights attorneys would parachute from the skies in battalion force.