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IRS
ABUSE
IRS Levy,
IRS Wage Garnishments, and IRS Abuse
(IRS
Acts of Economic Terrorism)
(Please
refer to Historical Senate Testimony and References, at bottom
of page)
Recent IRS collection actions might cause a reasonable person
to ask - are rogue government officials
intentionally fomenting civil unrest or civil war?
The question presents itself by virtue of the outright abuse
which the IRS is subjecting taxpayers to. For example, if you
are subject to an IRS levy or wage garnishment, you may find
yourself in the position of not having money to pay for rent or
housing (facing eviction), the electricity being shut off, water
being shut off ... and an IRS employee and/or even manager
refusing to release the levy or wage garnishment! Are they
following IRS procedures? NO! Some don't even care about the
rules or the law.
To many people, the above question appears premature, or even
ridiculous. However, in light of the clear IRS abusive conduct
which is being perpetuated, the question amounts to nothing more
than a deductive observation which cries out for an answer. How
much abuse can or will taxpayers take? Will Americans continue
to accept loss of their ability to provide for their families?
Will Americans accept living in poverty, degeneration into a 3rd
world country status, and having to lick the hand of government
for scraps?
And ... when they are at the end of their rope, hanging
on by a thread, and crash into the jaws of an IRS
collection division employee (and his or her Manager) who takes
pleasure in inflicting pain, -- what will happen? Are we
approaching the point that failure to ask that question is a
reckless disregard of reasonably predictable
reality? Obviously government officials are concerned as
IRS offices now have armed guards, and homeland security has
purchased vast amounts of ammunition and weaponry. One must ask
why? On the other hand, if members of Congress were actually
representing Americans, fur would by flying, heads
rolling, and the IRS would be correcting its conduct, not
continuing it. The reality is that if a large enough
portion of the population at any time were subjected to the
abusive and savage tactics that the IRS has used against various
taxpayers, there would be a revolt by the American citizenry at
large! But, is that what government is expecting?
Fact: it takes energy to get out of bed and go to work. Such
is an intangible ingrained element of good character. But, what
is happening to that intangible critical American character? And
how are rogue government employees attacking and killing
it? How are such rogues facilitating the destruction of
the United States? Are they bringing America to the brink
of civil unrest and civil war? With the collapsing
economic situation, we need to also be looking at the
concurrent IRS tax collection abuse and asking -- is there
going to be a catastrophic head on collision? What can be done
to avoid such?
December, 2013 is at end and 2014 is here. The IRS is in full swing of abuse.
Please note, that their are some good IRS employees. But, in
reality, calls to ACS (Collections) seem more likely to result
in being placed on hold for
over an hour; having the IRS "system" automatically
disconnect your call; and then your call may end up being
directed to an incompetent and/or sadistic IRS employee
(or worse). Some details of recent calls will be posted.
Government Officials (Rogues) appear to be at war with Americans;
even wounded military. One begins to wonder if they intend to
destroy the United States and our way of life.
For example, in several cases, IRS ACS (collections) has
levied wages, which prevented the payment of taxpayer's rent for
housing. Obviously, the concern is an Unlawful Detainer action
(eviction) of the taxpayer and family from the home. However, a
current "normal" response from the IRS during review
of a taxpayer's cash flow, to determine undue hardship, is:
"if the taxpayer is not paying the rent, then it is not
allowable". Legal counsel would advise that the taxpayer
can't pay the rent because of the IRS garnishment. The IRS then
responds, "then the rent is not allowable because it
is not being paid by the taxpayer". If the above discourse
sounds ludicrous to you, then you are not alone. This type of IRS
"logic" seems to be more routine than the exception. It is of such
a routine nature, that one must ask if it is intentional. Thus, either the
IRS is hiring people who have a total lack of common sense and
are morons, or these type of responses are part of a
collection system mentality that is seeking to impose hardship
on taxpayers to collect more money (and if you loose your
housing and job - too bad). Remember the recent government
shutdown? One government employee was reported to have stated
(with words to the effect) that they were told by the administration to make it
hurt.
Do you think the IRS has compassion for military persons
who have served and suffered major battle injuries? The answer
would cause most Americans to be shocked. One IRS Manager,
Mr. L ..., refused to release a wage garnishment even though the
taxpayer was unable to pay rent, was facing eviction, and
his electricity and water disconnected, auto insurance
terminated, etc... .
Having historically represented taxpayer's who had children
on suicide watch due to IRS abuse an resulting economic
terrorism, it appears that the IRS has again come full circle
and right back where it "used to be".
It appears that the IRS is following the same old attack
plans.
Note, in the above referenced matters, TaxSOS.com was able to obtain full levy relief..
More to come. ....
Found following Poster on Internet:
We only have to go back to
recent history to see the same type of conduct.
Remember, back in April, 2008, IRS abuse
was even at that time
continuing to increase, again. Read some of the testimony of ten (10) years
ago (below), and you will see the same type of out of control
actions. After Bill of Rights legislation, the IRS
retracted its claws for a period of time. However, the IRS claws
are fully extended, and the IRS fangs of economic death are
slashing away. If you believe such is "overstated",
then you simply haven't dealt with some of the out of control
powers within the IRS of today...."
Review some of the prior IRS abuse
situations (and you see a "play it again Sam"
scenario):
Situation Report April,
2008: Taxpayer has several tax years which have been at
different stages (e.g., prior Tax Court CDP (stipulated
decision); Collections with interim agreement, and
pending Offer submitted through CDP). Counsel is working
hard to resolve all years under an Offer in Compromise. Read a
very brief summary on the 911 Forms submitted (taxpayer ID
information removed). The IRS actions are arbitrary,
capricious and exhibit a total disregard for the taxpayer as
well as those who rely on the taxpayer, not to mention loss of
future tax revenues. It seems as through the IRS would rather
have everyone feeding out of the trough of government
handouts. At stake is the loss of substantial dollars of
lost tax revenues (current and future taxes) if the IRS succeeds
in putting the taxpayer out of business. However, the IRS, your
government doesn't care about economics, taxpayers advanced age,
life threatening medical conditions, providing medical treatment
to the uninsured, court orders, Stipulated Tax Court Decision,
the IRM or other matters. Reality check: This
could be you or any other American Taxpayer trying to comply,
who is in the system, but being smashed by officials who are out
of control, lack common sense, and are of the view that
they are not accountable to anyone. Read
the 911s.
Situation Report March, 2008:
Stage IV Cancer - too bad, so
sad: A recent example (2008) is a
lady who has Stage IV Colon Cancer. The IRS officials will
verbally recite during negotiations that the situation is
"too bad", "so sad"; however, the
reality is that they don't care. Rather, the IRS
"standards" are robotically utilized and the officials
seek to continually ignore the law which requires them to take
into account the taxpayer's particular facts and circumstances.
The clear objective of the officials is to literally suck every
ounce of life blood, and every ounce of hope, out of the
taxpayer and the family. Their goal is that when they are
finished with the taxpayer, there will be nothing left. It is
clear from case files that some officials are not only out of
touch with reality, but are out of control. The words
"oppressive" and "ruthless", seem very
appropriate. While our government supports other nations, and
those here illegally, it is you, the easy American target (in
the system, trying to follow the law, and trying to raise a family), that is being
squeezed. If you fail to follow the "law", you will
incur penalties and interest, and may risk criminal prosecution.
It seems that more and more IRS officials either lack
necessary accounting background and common sense, or just ignore
the law. Yes, there are some officials that are compassionate,
but it seems that they are being replaced with others incapable
of not only rational thought or logic, but who view the American
taxpayer as a mere source of funds. As a matter of perspective,
under President Reagan, when a situation such as the above would
be brought to the attention of his office, response would be
rapid. Local IRS Managers advised how they would be literally on
the phone for 3 and 4 hours responding to concerns of
counsel as to IRS abuse. However, as under President Clinton,
and now under President Bush, there simply is no response. If by
chance a whimper is heard, the result more often than not is a
mere a rubber stamping of the oppressive conduct.
The IRS / ACS phone script
reader : Ever had someone hang up on you. Imagine spending
about 30 minutes or more on the telephone being transferred and
finally reach an ACS (IRS) employee who refuses to discuss the
facts and ignores what you have to say. The IRS employee then
advises you that she is done with the call and then states (as
though reading directly from a script in front of her) ---
... thank you for calling the IRS ... . She continues reading as
you are requesting that she please not hang up. But after she
finishes reading her script, she then hangs up. Of
course, it takes another 1/2 hour and 2 other IRS employees, to
resolve the matter.
Historical Testimony and
References:
Statement before the Senate Committee on Finance
By Robert Edwin Davis of Dallas, Texas
MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE:
Statement
by J. Earl Epstein
Before the Senate Finance Committee
On Collection Abuses of the Internal Revenue Service...For the past 35
years I have been engaged in the private practice of tax law and during
that period of time have represented numerous taxpayers before the
Internal Revenue Service...
Testimony
of Philip A. MacNaughton
to the Senate Finance Committee
My name is Philip MacNaughton. I am a lawyer with offices in Houston,
and my practice includes representing taxpayers before the Internal
Revenue Service in tax controversies and collection matters. The IRS
claims its revenue officers are trained to be fair with taxpayers, and
that the occasional horror stories represent aberrant situations. I will
tell you about an IRS officer whose abusive actions may have literally
hounded a Houston taxpayer to death.
...
Policy Committee
Other Links:
Complete History of IRS Oversight Hearings, April 1998
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