I've dealt with the IRS. Not nicely either. They showed up armed looking for paperwork, and nothing more. Held us all with guns, and never really gave us a clear idea who they were until one of them took their jacket off which revealed "IRS Police" on the back of the shirt. I told the one lady officer that I wanted to speak to an attorney. She said I couldn't. Told her I'm going to call one. She said you can try, but it won't do you any good. Then I told her that she can't do that seeing how they never read us any rights...and none of us were placed under any sort of arrest. She said (and this was the exact wording) "we are the IRS. We can do anything we want to."
No lie. This happened about 8 years ago and I still to this day sometimes have nightmares about it, wake up in the middle of the night looking out the windows for the dark colored Chevy SUV's parked out front blocking the entrance.
So what were they after? Don't know. Nobody ever told us anything other than "paperwork". No charges were filed. The business owner said that over $100,000 was taken out of the bank account without their knowledge of it. I asked how. They said that the account showed the correct balance, but when they went to pay a bill, it kept saying insufficient funds. After it was all said & done, found out that the IRS really can do whatever they want. They'll seize your account and you will never know it.
Bunch of crooks if you ask me! The entire internal revenue service is. Nonetheless, we still have to pay taxes. The sad part is that the working class really gets hammered. Personally, after the 2011 deal I make it a point to take every single deduction legally possible. Before the raid, I usually just took the standard and rolled with it. I make it a point to volunteer, to donate, to give, and not so much for the tax deductions, but to help others....although the deductions are nice. Mortage interest? Deduction. Someone mentioned that the other day and said that "it must be nice to take advantage of the government"....well...it's perfectly legal, and is a perk to home ownership. Retirement contributions, taxes paid, car license renewal costs, I take as much as possible as long as it's not questionable.
No lie. This happened about 8 years ago and I still to this day sometimes have nightmares about it, wake up in the middle of the night looking out the windows for the dark colored Chevy SUV's parked out front blocking the entrance.
So what were they after? Don't know. Nobody ever told us anything other than "paperwork". No charges were filed. The business owner said that over $100,000 was taken out of the bank account without their knowledge of it. I asked how. They said that the account showed the correct balance, but when they went to pay a bill, it kept saying insufficient funds. After it was all said & done, found out that the IRS really can do whatever they want. They'll seize your account and you will never know it.
Bunch of crooks if you ask me! The entire internal revenue service is. Nonetheless, we still have to pay taxes. The sad part is that the working class really gets hammered. Personally, after the 2011 deal I make it a point to take every single deduction legally possible. Before the raid, I usually just took the standard and rolled with it. I make it a point to volunteer, to donate, to give, and not so much for the tax deductions, but to help others....although the deductions are nice. Mortage interest? Deduction. Someone mentioned that the other day and said that "it must be nice to take advantage of the government"....well...it's perfectly legal, and is a perk to home ownership. Retirement contributions, taxes paid, car license renewal costs, I take as much as possible as long as it's not questionable.
