Political Tax Audits Beginning Already?
Michael Williams at Master of None believes he is being audited and persecuted by the Obama administration and the IRS because he launched a site mocking tax cheat and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. I normally don’t quote blog posts in full but this one is different:
Today I received a letter from the IRS that my 2007 tax returns are being audited. Less than one month after launching TaxCheatStamps.com.
There’s a list of “proposed changes” they want to make to my 2007 return that would require me to pay almost $14,000 in taxes, penalties, and interest. All the “discrepancies” they list are bogus and I have documentation to prove it. I keep meticulous records and always pay every cent I owe to Uncle Sam. We’re going to talk to a lawyer ASAP.
There is no doubt in my mind that my family is being politically persecuted for making a mockery of our new Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and the Obama administration.
Honestly, we’re scared. We haven’t done anything wrong (and I’ve got the documents to prove it in storage) but now the IRS is coming after us and they can destroy our lives with a flick of their pen. I don’t want to sound like a coward, but I’m so scared I’m literally shaking. We’ve got a seven-week-old daughter.
I suppose it’s a sort of honor to be persecuted like this. I’d really appreciate it if people would blog about this and link to this post. (And a prayer wouldn’t hurt.)
via Political Persecution: Audited For TaxCheatStamps.com.
Consider your request fulfilled, Mr. Williams. This site is pretty inconsequential, but we all do what we can. I have also fulfilled the prayer request.
Folks, who knows what this is about. Let’s hope, hope, that his audit is a coincidence, and that Mr. Williams’s suspicions, although seemingly warranted, are unfounded. We will all be better off if that is the case. Either, we wish him the best, and offer our support.
