Don't Shoot Me, I'm the IRS Agent
Here are two things you should not say to an Internal Revenue Service officer if one shows up to ask you about an alleged tax liability of more than $100,000:
- "I should have killed you when I first met you."
- "If you show up again, I'll start shooting."
That's what Anthony Blasi, part owner of A. Blasi & Son Trucking & Earthmoving Inc., is accused of saying to a pair of IRS agents earlier this month. He could spend up to a year in prison and a be fined $100,000 if he's convicted on intimidation and interference charges.
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Hate radio contributes to this type of thinking, in my opinion.
Wise Old Owl Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:48 AMDon't blame it on so-called "hate radio", that's just an excuse. People still have free will. It's just sheer stupidity!
Just Saying Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:27 AMYou don't need radio to hate the IRS -- not because they make you pay taxes, but because of their high-handed, arrogant approach to taxpayers, delinquent or not.
Ancient Mariner Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:38 PMJust Saying confirms my opinion. Hate radio is violently anti-fed. And their listeners are stupid.
Wise Old Owl Posted Tuesday, August 19, 2008 1:23 PMI have to agree NPR and hate TV especially Bill Moyers Journal has caused a lot of this anti government feeling
dan ketter Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:30 AMBroad generalizations, blaming talk radio or "high-handed, arrogant approach to taxpayers," are not helpful comments. Collecting taxes is a very hard job, often taxpayers get very defeensive about paying what they owe. Mr. Blasi was completely wrong to threaten the employee. There are several effective ways to complain to the IRS about poor behavior of an employee. Congress enacted several measures that spell out serious punishment for abusive employees.
IRS Employee Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:15 PMBroad generalizations, blaming talk radio or "high-handed, arrogant approach to taxpayers," are not helpful comments. Collecting taxes is a very hard job, often taxpayers get very defensive about paying what they owe. Mr. Blasi was completely wrong to threaten the employee. There are several effective ways to complain to the IRS about poor behavior of an employee. Congress enacted several measures that spell out serious punishment for abusive employees.
IRS Employee Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 1:16 PMA few years ago, I found myself in trouble with the IRS for late filing of a tax return and attempted to do the right thing by paying all of their late fees, etc. When they kept tacking on fee after fee after fee, I finally, in an act of desperation, asked for an audit. WOW - what a response. Did you know that the taxpayer cannot request an audit? - neither did I.... It turned out that once I made the formal request for the audit, a lot of the fees miraculously went away and previously paid fees were reimbursed. Try it sometime!
Sam Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 3:43 PM