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If 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 be
by inglor_cz 5y ago
If 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 5y agoThe IRS has testified against the government on behalf of defendants, but you are still open to harm from illegal parallel construction.
- nullc 5y 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 5y 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 5y 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.