Howard Beale:
"I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more."
Read this crap (Internal Revenue Manual re "offers in compromise"):<FONT face=Tahoma size=2>
<H3><FONT size=2>4.18.2.2 (01-01-2000)
Considering the Liability Issue</FONT> </H3>
<H3><FONT size=2>Note:</FONT></H3>
3. A doubt as to liability offer may not be rejected solely because the Service is unable to locate the taxpayer's return or return information.
The taxpayer cannot be required to submit a financial statement for a doubt as to liability offer.
What's that? Can't be "required" to "submit a financial statement"? What the **** do they think a 1040 is?&
Wait. It gets better. (I love "preaching to the choir"!)& Numbnuts agent IS going to have the following shoved smack-dab in his grimy little face!<FONT face=Tahoma>
<H3><FONT size=2>5.19.1.3.3 (12-15-2002)
Tax Liability Determined </FONT></H3>
<H3><FONT size=2>Reminder:</FONT></H3><U>
The IRS Mission </U>— Provide America's taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and
by applying the tax law with integrity and <U>fairness to all.</U><U> </U></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma>
4.14.1.7.1 (07-21-2000)
Mandatory Area Counsel Review Criteria
As outlined in the following paragraphs,
certain cases must be reviewed prior to issuance. The authority to issue a notice of deficiency rests with the area directors, service center directors, and Appeals.
The role of Area Counsel in this procedure is to provide advice on whether a notice of deficiency should be issued, and if so, to make recommendations concerning the issues to be asserted and the wording of the determination. Alternatively, the Area Director and Area Counsel may decide not to review any of the cases. </FONT>
11.<FONT face=Tahoma>
High profile media attention cases where the appropriateness of conducting the examination may be questioned. Examples include cases where the taxpayer is famous or notorious, had a prior criminal case which was the subject of media attention, or
any case involving politicians, congressional hearing witnesses, or allegations that the Service had examined the taxpayer for impermissible reasons.</FONT>
Okay. So some get a little more "fair" treatment than others, right?
<FONT face=Tahoma>Ladies and Gentlemen of Sui Juris:</FONT>
<FONT face=Tahoma>I will acknowledge that until now, this has been:</FONT>
<FONT face=Tahoma>1) Educational (to put it mildly)
2) Frustrating, to say the least.
3) Maddening, that's for sure.</FONT>
<FONT face=Tahoma>NOW, however, it's all-out WAR!</FONT>
"Feel the power of the dark side, Luke...."
Randy
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