I’m not surprised that the IRS is coming under attack from all fronts. I have no love for them but using violence against a federal agent is a sure way to be sent to prison and I don’t condone it. That out of the way, let me also say that the IRS deserves its despicable reputation of collecting taxes. It is a matter of public record that IRS agents have used tactics outlawed under the Geneva Convention and received an commendation for their actions. What other government agencies would do that?
Case in point. Alabama (the state is changed to protect me). A retired contractor was sent a notification that he was being audited for discrepancies in previous years taxes. He sent in the paperwork requested and thought nothing of it, he had done nothing wrong and went on about his life. Returning from a vacation, he was surprised to find that the IRS had seized his home, several vehicles, frozen his bank accounts, changed the locks and posted “no trespassing” signs around the property. All he could find as to reason was a federal seizure paper taped to the front door and a number to call. Calling the number, he was transferred to a voice mail where he left a message.
His call wasn’t returned for several days and when it was, the agent accused him of hiding assets and cheating on his taxes for the past ten years, the amount owed was in excess of $150,000, payable immediately. When the man asked what the problem was, he was told that the agent didn’t have to tell him but if he came down to the IRS office and surrendered, he’d be served with a copy of the complaint. Instead, the man called his attorney and got him involved. Within days of notifying the IRS that he would fight this, the attorney was audited and threatened. The attorney bailed out and was glad to do so.
The case drug on for several months with the couple soon out of money and forced to stay with friends and relatives. They still didn’t know what they had done wrong. he called his tax accountant but the accountant said that he had already been served with a federal gag order, meaning he couldn’t talk with his client. Each time he called the IRS agent, he was told that he’d be notified when his case came up, maybe another six to eight months. How could he be notified if he didn’t have a mailing address? he asked. Not my problem, was the response.
After nine months of this, the man walked into the backyard of his former home and stuck a shotgun in his mouth. At least his widow could collect on his life insurance policy, or so he thought. The IRS had already seized that also. When the event finally hit the papers, others became involved on behalf of the widow and the IRS finally had to present its case before a federal judge. The defense attorney had to admit that the IRS did present a formidable case except for one minor detail — they had targeted the wrong man and for the wrong reasons. The IRS wanted a man located in a different state, operating a contracting firm with a similar name and as crooked as a dog’s hind leg. When this was brought out, the IRS simply said, oops! and dropped the case but too late. Under federal and IRS laws, the agent responsible couldn’t be held accountable for doing his job. The judge did return the house, bank accounts, life insurance and vehicles but even that was too late, the home had been foreclosed on and the vehicles seized for non-payment.
Thinking she could sue in federal court, the widow hired several attorneys to investigate and found out that the IRS can’t be sued but only taken to Federal Tax Court and as the case was officially closed, she couldn’t.
People don’t realize that the IRS has unlimited powers to seize anything from someone they claim owe back taxes, without notification beforehand. According to several web sites, the reasoning behind that is if the tax cheat knows the IRS is on to them, they’ll hide assets. In most cases, its simply a matter of a small mistake on the return or a case of mistaken identity.But that doesn’t matter to them. Their promotions is directly dependent on the amount of money they bring in, although they’ll deny it, and the number of cases brought before the tax court and the number won. Deny, deny, deny is their watchword and it works. If on official business, they are immune to arrest, they can carry weapons and will use them, even against a grandmother. I can’t recall one case in which the IRS agent was found guilty of any wrongdoing, especially when investigated by their peers.
As many people have cried, the IRS is out of control and need to brought up short by someone.
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Scary stuff. Watch out!!