Tax Court Threatens To Sanction Courtroom Commando Mac MacPherson
If “Mac” ultimately gets his clients out of having to pay, because the IRS flubbed on the paperwork, I will have to tip my hat to him for a masterful piece of work. Even if he loses, I still can’t knock him for being overzealous. On the other hand, I go back to my original take on the case. I think the collection due process system and under-funding of IRS compliance efforts is trending to, in practice, making income tax payment close to optional.
TIGTA Alimony Report May Cause Crisis Of Conscience Among Tax Professionals
The bottom line is that I used to believe that when I was telling people to do the right thing, I was also telling them to do the smart thing – that the risk of non-compliance outweighs the benefits. That confidence has been eroding in me for some time with respect to people who just want to maximize their lifestyle and are not too worried about their credit rating, but knowing now that something so blatantly wrong will more than likely slide by, not because the IRS can’t find it, but just because they lack the resources to look into it is very disturbing.
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Over and over again courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions. To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.