Posted on 12/06/2009 12:48:00 PM PST by Publius
Rachel Porcaro knows she's hardly rich. When you're a single mom making 10 bucks an hour, you don't need government experts to tell you how broke you are.
But that's what happened. The government not only told Porcaro she was poor. They said she was too poor to make it in Seattle.
It all started a year ago, when Porcaro, a 32-year-old mom with two boys, was summoned to the Seattle office of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). She had been flagged for an audit.
She couldn't believe it. She made $18,992 the previous year cutting hair at Supercuts. A few hundred of that she spent to have her taxes prepared by H&R Block.
"I asked the IRS lady straight upfront — 'I don't have anything, why are you auditing me?' " Porcaro recalled. "I said, 'Why me, when I don't own a home, a business, a car?' "
The answer stunned both Porcaro and the private tax specialist her dad had gotten to help her.
"They showed us a spreadsheet of incomes in the Seattle area," says Dante Driver, an accountant at Seattle's G.A. Michael and Co. "The auditor said, 'You made eighteen thousand, and our data show a family of three needs at least thirty-six thousand to get by in Seattle."
"They thought she must have unreported income. That she was hiding something. Basically they were auditing her for not making enough money."
(Excerpt) Read more at seattletimes.nwsource.com ...
Turbo-tax Timmy is a bigshot in DC but the IRS is chasing this hard working lady?
http://www.johnspeedie.com/healy/chicken.wav
Nail on the head!
Go after Geithner.....THEN come after others.
What a joke.
Since the economy started to tank, the Treasury has been experiencing declining tax receipts. As a result, the IRS folks are hitting harder on delinquencies, audits and inquiries as a result. However, this is clearly beyond the pale. Tell ‘em to pound sand.
I was particularly annoyed that the IRS launched a retaliatory audit on the girl’s parents when they dared to defend her.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..., she must not be a Democrat.
[Nice FR name Publius... I'm enjoying reading now some of the Federalist papers, Hamilton, Jay and Madison.]
Regrettably, when one tells the IRS to pound sand, the IRS takes everything you have and claps you in a federal prison.
Set up a national sales tax and disband/shut down and eliminate the IRS
She’s a hairdresser at Supercuts - they want more cuts out of her tips and line her up for welfare support.....
And of course the columnist manages to make it the mean ol’ Republican’s fault.
I can think of a lot of tax cheats. They claim to have no or very little income, yet drive expensive cars, have gold draped all over their bodies, dress in expensive clothes, don’t work and pick up food, toys and other household items at the local charities so their children can eat and have Christmas presents. It’s all on your priorities and what you have to sell.
One of Obama’s sacrifices.
I am curious and really don’t know the answer. Do hairdressers get tips? If so I bet that is what they are after.
The IRS is Obama’s enforcement wing. No matter how little you make, if you actually work for a living and are not on welfare, the government is going to be after you.
Meanwhile, people on welfare are raking in tons of bucks from off-the-books work, criminal income, etc., not to mention the many who are actually local government employees who are double-dipping.
When an elderly relative passed away a few years back, we donated an entire housefull of furniture and clothing to the Salvation Army - it seemed like the easiest and most charitable thing to do. When we claimed a charitable deduction for it, we were audited and ended up not only having to pay for the audit, but a penalty of almost $5,000 becasue we couldn’t account for everything and the IRS basically decided that we were lying...so for our act of charity we ended up being dragged through an audit, and paid a hefty penalty...and you know what, we REALLY DID give all that stuff to charity. No good deed goes unpunished with the government. If you’re thinking about doing something similar don’t bother, it would have been better to take it out in the yard and burn it.
JOE LEGAL vs. JOSE ILLEGAL
You have two families: “Joe Legal” and “Jose Illegal”.
Both families have two parents, two children, and live in California .
Joe Legal works in construction, has a Social Security Number and makes
$25.00 per hour with taxes deducted.
Jose Illegal also works in construction, has NO Social Security Number,
and gets paid $15.00 cash “under the table”.
Ready? Now pay attention...
Joe Legal: $25.00 per hour x 40 hours = $1000.00 per week, or $52,000.00
per year. Now take 30% away for state and federal tax; Joe Legal now has
$31,231.00.
Jose Illegal: $15.00 per hour x 40 hours = $600.00 per week, or
$31,200.00 per year. Jose Illegal pays no taxes. Jose Illegal now has
$31,200.00.
Joe Legal pays medical and dental insurance with limited coverage for
his family at $600.00 per month, or $7,200.00 per year. Joe Legal now
has $24,031.00.
Jose Illegal has full medical and dental coverage through the state and
local clinics at a cost of $0.00 per year. Jose Illegal still has
$31,200.00.
Joe Legal makes too much money and is not eligible for food stamps or
welfare. Joe Legal pays $500.00 per month for food, or $6,000.00 per
year. Joe Legal now has $18,031..00.
Jose Illegal has no documented income and is eligible for food stamps
and welfare. Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00.
Joe Legal pays rent of $1,200.00 per month, or $14,400..00 per year. Joe
Legal now has $9,631.00.
Jose Illegal receives a $500.00 per month federal rent subsidy.
Joe Legal pays $200.00 per month, or $2,400.00 for insurance. Joe Legal
now has $7,231.00.
Jose Illegal says, “We don’t need no stinkin’ insurance!” and still has
$31,200.00.
Joe Legal has to make his $7,231.00 stretch to pay utilities, gasoline,
etc.
Jose Illegal has to make his $31,200.00 stretch to pay utilities,
gasoline, and what he sends out of the country every month.
Joe Legal now works overtime on Saturdays or gets a part time job after
work.
Jose Illegal has nights and weekends off to enjoy with his family.
Joe Legal’s and Jose Illegal’s children both attend the same school. Joe
Legal pays for his children’s lunches while Jose Illegal’s children get
a government sponsored lunch. Jose Illegal’s children have an after
school ESL program. Joe Legal’s children go home.
Joe Legal and Jose Illegal both enjoy the same police and fire services,
but Joe paid for them and Jose did not pay.
Do you get it, now?
If you vote for or support any politician that supports illegal
aliens...
You are part of the problem!
It’s way PAST time to take a stand for America and Americans!
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