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Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by MichiganSwampBuck
It is there in 2013
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And it was there in 2002
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And it was there in 1998.
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This is not breaking news nor is it political.edit on 3/2/2013 by Phage because: (no reason given)
If it's illegal and they are compelling you to file concerning your ill-gotten gains, or face perjury if you falsify, aren't they violating the 5th Amendment since they are compelling you to provide evidence against yourself?
I don't know. But I reckon there are far more legal entries on line 21 than there are illegal. Doesn't seem that it would be a very productive avenue of investigation.
I get that part, but there is no privacy firewall between IRS and, say the DEA, in which case the DEA could be knocking on your door saying, "Hey, where did you get all this money?"
But that was the opposite. They knew he was dirty but couldn't pin anything on him. They could track the money, his income (he did have to keep books after all) and found out that, surprise, he hadn't paid taxes on it. See, if he had declared that income, he would not have been bustable on the tax rap.
They put away Capone for tax evasion, and his filings were used as evidence against him. So they are compelling a criminal to either lie or provide evidence.
Yes, but they (the FBI) were inferring illegal gains as his front businesses didn't generate enough revenue to support his life style.
Maybe, but that would be an extremely inefficient method of doing so and I don't really think the feds are all that interested in a hairdresser selling some blow to his customers. But if they are, a fishing trip through millions of 1040s is a dumb way to go after him.
I wouldn't put it past a federal agency looking for hairdressers and construction workers pulling in amounts that exceed the norm by a deviation or two, especially in times of budget cuts.
Originally posted by AshleyD
reply to post by Agarta
I'm not surprised to see something so stupid coming from our government. lol
On a conspiracy note, I think this is why technology like 'the mark' will be inevitable in a future cashless society. Not one single cent could be exchanged that the government wouldn't know about and tax.
You couldn't give your babysitter $20 or pay the neighborhood kid to rake your leaves without them knowing about it.
Originally posted by AshleyD
reply to post by Agarta
I'm not surprised to see something so stupid coming from our government.