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Luminous Animal

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22. Nope. Do you really think that a preparer should visit an office to ensure

Reply to Orrex (Reply #16)

Sat Jan 12, 2013, 05:32 AM

Jan 2013

that the artwork or sofa or table is actually in the office?

How about meals or travel?

A graphic designer goes to Spain and instructs her tax preparer to write off 75% of the trip for "research". How is the preparer responsible as to whether or not it is the truth?

Nope. The onus is on the payer and it is the tax collectors responsibility to ensure the tax payer is compliant.

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IRS is due to crack down on Earned Income Credit [View all] rainbow4321 Jan 2013 OP

Fair share Publiuus Jan 2013 #1

If they are cheating the system...good. If not they shouldn't have any worries. The biggest Purveyor Jan 2013 #2

What do you mean? Sivafae Jan 2013 #3

Everyone I know on SSI is disabled. Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #5

I am not disabled - I am 72 years old and poor because for 45 years I took care of my severely jwirr Jan 2013 #28

It's tremendously difficult to get SSI disability. Kurovski Jan 2013 #7

Not if you 'lawyer up' right off the bat. I have 2 neighbors that went that route and are now Purveyor Jan 2013 #9

then report them Nine Jan 2013 #10

Just not my style to rat on neighbors...but the approval system needs to be checked. Purveyor Jan 2013 #13

I'm dubious it's as easy as you think. Nine Jan 2013 #17

Yeah...I'm just making it all up as I have nothing better to do. eom Purveyor Jan 2013 #18

I didn't say you were making it up. Nine Jan 2013 #19

It was difficult for me and I have MS Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #26

Not all disabilities are physical duffyduff Jan 2013 #12

it's fraud and you can report it. Kurovski Jan 2013 #15

My brother-in-law is on SSDI and allowed to work... cynatnite Jan 2013 #21

It's almost impossible to abuse SSI because it is difficult to get in the first place duffyduff Jan 2013 #11

Turning yet another profession in "law enforcement". Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #4

If you sign off on it, you're accountable Orrex Jan 2013 #16

Nope. Do you really think that a preparer should visit an office to ensure Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #22

You should work for Enron Orrex Jan 2013 #23

What the hell. I did my job by the book. I never advised anyone to do anything illegal. Luminous Animal Jan 2013 #24

They started cracking down at the end of 2011... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #6

I've always been suspect of the tax prep services Gman Jan 2013 #8

They don't do that... Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #14

I've read about lots of preparers being prosecuted for sexing up TheDebbieDee Jan 2013 #20

A Jackson Hewitt franchisee did this Jeff In Milwaukee Jan 2013 #25

Just curious-why not crack down on fredamae Jan 2013 #27

Because you might be going after some of the 1%, then? LisaLynne Jan 2013 #29