And for those that don't report, go to jail for tax evasion when that is all the gov't can get them for... Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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Cass - Jan 11, 2007 8:19:27 am PST #1957 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Steph L. - Jan 11, 2007 8:19:47 am PST #1958 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm sure there are people stupid enough to list their incomse thus and get picked up with a quick query to the database.
I figure any tax return with *anything* on line 21 is going to get flagged, if for no other reason than to mock the people stupid enough to report stolen property as income.
tommyrot - Jan 11, 2007 8:20:28 am PST #1959 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm sure there are people stupid enough to list their incomse thus and get picked up with a quick query to the database.
Actually, these are just intended to provide police and prosecutors additional ways of charging people for crimes. Like with Al Capone, it might be easier to charge someone with tax evasion than with the actual crime....
x-posty with Cass....
Tom Scola - Jan 11, 2007 8:21:53 am PST #1960 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It's just that a lot of people who get busted for white-collar crimes get nailed for tax evasion. It's there in the forms so that when someone gets prosecuted, they can't claim that it wasn't reportable income.
Steph L. - Jan 11, 2007 8:25:53 am PST #1961 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
It's just that a lot of people who get busted for white-collar crimes get nailed for tax evasion. It's there in the forms so that when someone gets prosecuted, they can't claim that it wasn't reportable income.
Yeah, I know.
It's still funny.
Apparently only to me.
Kat - Jan 11, 2007 8:26:36 am PST #1962 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
But it is crazy weird: "My Stolen Income is X" ETA no, steph, funny to me too.
tommyrot - Jan 11, 2007 8:28:09 am PST #1963 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is barter considered taxable income? (Like if you trade a service for goods or other services.)
What if you trade one illegal thing for another? Like if you use drugs to pay a prostitute?
Gudanov - Jan 11, 2007 8:28:18 am PST #1964 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Can you deduct bribes as a business expense? Say if you were to bribe both Canadian border security officials in order to import illegal moose.
Ailleann - Jan 11, 2007 8:28:26 am PST #1965 of 10001
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I shared it with my officemates, Teppy. I think it's v. funny.
bon bon - Jan 11, 2007 8:28:48 am PST #1966 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
There's lots of old caselaw about this. I'm not sure the IRS is required to report your response to this to the DOJ, and I doubt it's evidence. Their abiding interest is getting money, and holding the opposite position (illegal income is NOT taxable) is certainly weird-- like Tom says, it just adds an additional crime that wouldn't otherwise be there.
ETA:
Is barter considered taxable income? (Like if you trade a service for goods or other services.)