Posted by indianared on March 23, 2010 at 15:49:41 from (76.214.180.123):
..the IRS was in the business of cheating citizens, guess I was naive.
Got to the end of my first visit to the IRS auditor a few weeks ago, had all my stuff in line and squared away, was starting to feel pretty good. Then, right at the end, when she was telling about a few more small things she needed, she told me I couldn't use the Standard Mileage Deduction because I was a "car for hire, like a taxi" is exactly how it's worded in their code. So, instead of getting 50 cents per mile deduction on 150,000 miles driven, I have to use my fuel and maintenance receipts. They do not come close to equalling the SMD, as the standard mileage deduction also takes into account depreciation, etc. So, cut to the chase, they tell me I owe 30 thousand dollars. I was already trying to determine just how I would kill myself when my dad, ex-CPA, told me they do that all the time. They hit you with some crazy number, and if you don't know better and sign their paper, you owe it. Well, I didn't sign, went and got a tax attorney, (big big $$), and today she says that after "speaking to counsel" she was going to let me use the standard mileage deduction. Absolute BS!!! She knew I qualified for that deduction, but just tried to cheat me out of my money. I knew the IRS was bad, but to see my government actively trying to slam me for 30 grand??? Unflippinbelievable. At that first meeting I said, "A taxi? Like a passenger vehicle that moves people?" She said yes, that's right. I said, "Well, my van is designated as a cargo van, from the factory and with a "C" in the VIN#. I've never transported a person. I tow boats and trailers, and haul odds and ends inside the van." I then went on to show how I am exactly the opposite of a taxi. Taxis generally stay in one locale, I was coast to coast long hauling. Taxis don't tow anything, I always had something on my hitch. Taxis charge a set amount for time and distance, I was a custom shipper with differring prices for different items. I have one seat in my van, the drivers seat. And I went on and on. Seems I just had to pay a tax professional to tell her she was wrong, she wouldn't believe stupid little citizen me.
Bottomline, she was trying to rip me off, overtly and without apology. I did everything right, and she and the government tried to steal my money. Actually they did, as they forced me to hire an attorney.
Sorry for the rant. I just found this disgusting. My own government trying to screw me for no reason.
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