A friend of mine who was an auditor for the IRS for many years (Reply #5)

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Tue May 5, 2015, 03:08 PM

LiberalArkie (13,821 posts)

5. A friend of mine who was an auditor for the IRS for many years

and retired about 5 years ago. He had told me that orders from on high was to never go after people with money for lawyers, go after those who can not defend themselves, in other words cheap to take to court. He said they really don't want to have to spend more in court than they can get back. They are profit driven like everything else is. Never go after a really rich person unless it is a given that the IRS can turn a profit on it.

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28 replies	Author	Time	Post
IRS Seizes Over $100,000 From Innocent Small Business Owner, Despite Promise To End Raids [View all]	azurnoir	May 2015	OP
I had no idea selling sandwiches to catfish was that lucrative. n/t	jtuck004	May 2015	#1
It's them 1%-er fat-catfish that pad the profits. nt	appal_jack	May 2015	#4
Lucrative?	Kelvin Mace	May 2015	#6
From the story...	jtuck004	May 2015	#7
Yes,	Kelvin Mace	May 2015	#8
"selling sandwiches to catfish"	greyl	May 2015	#14
Ah,	Kelvin Mace	May 2015	#16
Catfish aren't picky customers though, they will pretty much eat any sandwich you throw at them	snooper2	May 2015	#20
107,000 in 13 years is lucrative? n/t	A Simple Game	May 2015	#10
I guess Sheldon isn't the only one. Take care. n/t	jtuck004	May 2015	#12
It's not.	Dr. Strange	May 2015	#17
Another terrible side effect of the drug war. n/t	iscooterliberally	May 2015	#2
Not the drug war this time	jamzrockz	May 2015	#21
The Bank Secrecy Act is from 1970. What other law was introduced that year?	iscooterliberally	May 2015	#23
This is why people hate IRS	CanonRay	May 2015	#3
A friend of mine who was an auditor for the IRS for many years	LiberalArkie	May 2015	#5
I think I've seen this very story before	jmowreader	May 2015	#9
This is a "non-story!!!"	HenryWallace	May 2015	#11
Why have you made such a guess as to his situation?	muriel_volestrangler	May 2015	#13
I remain you humble servant!	HenryWallace	May 2015	#19
boggles the mind.	Jesus Malverde	May 2015	#26
Henry Wallace!!!!	billhicks76	May 2015	#15
I remain you humble servant!	HenryWallace	May 2015	#18
No	billhicks76	May 2015	#24
As always, I am your humble servant!	HenryWallace	May 2015	#25
Lulz	Jesus Malverde	May 2015	#27
Welcome to DU	cbdo2007	May 2015	#22
Truth?	Jesus Malverde	May 2015	#28

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