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This seems more like a confiscation than a payment; you might argue that’s a semantic difference, but it’s more clear.
by nickff 2y ago
This seems more like a confiscation than a payment; you might argue that’s a semantic difference, but it’s more clear.
- namaria 2y agoThat's what happens when you refuse to pay fines. Try not paying the IRS see what happens.
- nickff 2y agoI am not disputing the propriety of the confiscation (in the parent comment); that is a separate matter.
- ksec 2y agoWell in the old days and most part of the world I wouldn't expect Government to take money directly from my account. But is that the case with IRS in US?
- amy-petrik-214 2y agoGenerally the way it works for IRS is: (1) IRS warns you a lot (2) You ignore (3) IRS takes money from the bank (4) you can prob take them to court, but court isn't required for them to pull your money Any time you owe someone money it works similar (1) you owe someone money (2) you never pay them (3) they are angry/rich enough to sue you for that money (4) the court orders you to pay them (5) you still never pay them (6) they are angry/rich enough to go back to the court, show all the times you demanded payment and never got paid (7) court may or may not order the money forcefully returned
- adastra22 2y agoThey can, yes.
- Yoric 2y agoNo, I'd expect the Government to seize my physical assets and auction them off. Not sure it's very different.