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To: Sully- who wrote (71136)	4/16/2009 3:31:38 AM
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A double standard angers IRS workers Betsy's Page If you work for the IRS and make a mistake on your taxes that allows you to avoid paying some of your tax liability, you will lose your job. Unless you're an Obama cabinet nominee. And that has IRS employees upset at the double standard. <<< "Our members are upset and angry," said Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, referring to concern bubbling up within the IRS over unusually strict rules that can cost agents their jobs if they make a mistake. In some cases, IRS employees have lost jobs for simply filing a late return or failing to report a few hundred dollars of interest income. In an interview Tuesday, Kelley said the Geithner case underlines the need for a change of the rules governing IRS employees. "My issue is not that I want Geithner or anyone else punished," Kelley said. "I want there to be a re-examination of the law that holds IRS employees to a separate standard: one in which a simple mistake can cost them their jobs with no right of appeal." >>> The guy in charge of the IRS denies that there is such a double standard. <<< IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman told reporters Monday that there is no discrimination when it comes to tax enforcement. "The American people are pretty smart," he said. "They understand that people who are nominated for high office are going to be put under a level of scrutiny. They also understand the tax code is incredibly complex." >>> So why don't we throw out all penalties for those who make mistakes on their taxes? If you get audited after you file your returns today, feel free to quote the IRS Commissioner. See how far that gets you. betsyspage.blogspot.com

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