Caltrops - Tansin A. Darcos's Alter Ego





	[quote name="Commander Tansin A. Darcos"]It was an automated dialer giving me a message, that was playing by the time I was able to answer it, in part saying that it was from the Internal Revenue Service, that this was the latest and last call before the IRS sued me for unpaid taxes, and I needed to call them, and the number was a 202 Area Code number, which is Washington, D.C. This didn't sound right and I did a Goote search to check, and I was correct. Pure scam. The thing that got me was I know the IRS never makes phone calls. Whenever the IRS has issues about a tax bill or return, the first contact is always by mail. And in the few times I've gotten a contact from the IRS because of a question they had, the contact was always a letter from them. Second, since I have no taxable income I'm not even required to file (I had to one year, I was considering becoming developer of tax software and, even if you have taxable income of zero, and thus do not have to file, in order to obtain recognition as an authorized developer of tax software that can use IRS' electronic filing systems, I have to register and in order to register you have to show up as a tax filer. Second, even if there was a question over my corporation's tax return - corporations DO have to file every year even if they have zero income - again, the IRS would have written me asking for clarification or explanation, fdirst, before anything else. Third, the IRS doesn't have to sue someone to collect from them. If they decide you owe them money they can collect from anyone that might owe you money or that has assets of yours, and they can file liens on property you own if necessary and the only option you have is either to pay the amount claimed due and then demand a refund and sue them in Federal Court<sup>[1]</sup>, or appeal to the IRS' tax court where the taxpayer doesn't have to pay before filing. If you don't do either and don't pay, the IRS can put a lien on anything or seize anything to get what they claim is owed. The IRS, except in extremely limited cases, <em>never</em> has to sue to collect taxes it claims it is owed. ------------- <big>[1]</big>. This was how the first of the <i>Gay Marriage Cases</i> came to the Supreme Court, in <i>United States v, Windsor</i> the IRS said that because of the <i>Defense of Marriage Act</i> they could not recognize Ms. Windor's marriage to her female spouse, because while it was legal in New York, it was not legal in their state of residence, thus Ms. Windsor was not entitled to the 100% exemption for gifts given by a spouse, and the IRS therfore was owed inheritance tax her unrecognized wife left her in her will. Ms. Windsor paid the tax the IRS demanded, about $250,000, and sued for a refund. [/quote]