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The answers on https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/76594/if-you-are-a-lawyer-of-a-thief-drug-dealer-or-human-trafficker-what-would-you https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/76594/if-you-are-a-l... strongly suggest that the IRS generally would not share these papers with other law enforcement agencies (except under very special circumstances).
- formerkrogemp 5y agoThey don't not share them out of the goodness of their hearts. They're so intentionally understaffed and overworked that they probably don't have time to refer all but the most egregious cases.
- inglor_cz 5y agoIf the goal of the IRS is to collect as much tax money as possible, they would, in such a case, have all the incentives to protect your illegal business from being busted.
- R0b0t1 4y agoThe IRS has testified against the government on behalf of defendants, but you are still open to harm from illegal parallel construction.
- nullc 4y agoThe IRS couldn't manage to keep the detailed tax records of every american out of propublica's hands... Does anyone think they can keep them out of other agencies hands?
- natpalmer1776 4y agoI would imagine that in cases where you're earning a significant enough amount of money, the issue isn't whether the government knows you're up to no good, the issue is whether they have admissable evidence that you're up to no good.
- R0b0t1 4y agoMy contention is that the mere knowledge that you are reporting income is actionable information to the government and the IRS has no way to guarantee it does not get out.
- limaoscarjuliet 4y agoWe should work under general provision: if data is gathered, it will be used. Even if it is not legal today for IRS to do something, it does not mean it will not be tomorrow. And law unfortunately works backwards too.