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IRS helps fuel tax fraud

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by The Big Ragu, Mar 20, 2012.

  1. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/20/us/tax-refund-scam/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

    This isn't surprising to me. Our Federal government is in a big bucks game, and it is horribly run. I don't find it surprising that grifters would be able to figure out how to turn it into a lucrative con. Kind of an interesting story.
     
  2. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Billions?
     
  3. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    The IRS isn't helping them to do it, but of course you know that, Professor.
     
  4. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    Yes, because until now, no one had ever committed tax fraud.
     
  5. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    Shortest post ever by Ragu.
     
  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Has to be millions, although $1 billion would only be a fraction of 1 percent of our Federal budget, sadly.

    The IRS doesn't verify the W2 forms until after the refund is issued, and they will issue the refund to a Debit card/account just set up. Of course the IRS is making it easy to defraud them. But you know that, Gilligan.
     
  7. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Maybe they should subcontract that out to a private company, because we know they never make mistakes or are victimized by fraud.

    That only happens with the evulll evull guvvmint.

    I suppose some subsidiary of Koch Industries can handle it.
     
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