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4. K & R

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Sun Sep 8, 2013, 09:55 AM

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IRS is cracking down on tips – again. Why go after billionaires when you can squeeze more out of ... [View all] marmar Sep 2013 OP

They once came after my mother, a waitress, for $90 we didn't have CanonRay Sep 2013 #1

Glad the IRS has its priorities in order. How dare those waiters try and make a quinnox Sep 2013 #2

Because waiters and waitresses don't have lobbyists on K Street jsr Sep 2013 #3

kick Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #7

^^This^^ Brigid Sep 2013 #8

K & R historylovr Sep 2013 #4

Disgusting! nt City Lights Sep 2013 #5

Low-hanging fruit. Brigid Sep 2013 #6

Why go after billionaires with their lawyers when one can go after smaller entitities? Gormy Cuss Sep 2013 #9

irs has a rule that if it will cost more than they will get, they don't bother. mopinko Sep 2013 #10

Is this in the Regs? The Audit Manual? Or did you just make up this "rule"? AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #15

the lawyers who specialize in this know how to drag them down. mopinko Sep 2013 #21

So there is no such rule. AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #22

Yes, the IRS does bother........... TheDebbieDee Sep 2013 #31

the Guardian gets a lot of crap at DU but this was a great piece of journalism dsc Sep 2013 #11

Go after the puny little guy, while the TBTF's scam you left and right in broad daylight. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #12

We are reaching new lows in this country. The rest of the world is Laughing their asses off. nt adirondacker Sep 2013 #13

Well someone needs money for war. n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #14

I guess the Sequestration is not doing enough damage in the War On The Poor? Rain Mcloud Sep 2013 #16

+1 DJ13 Sep 2013 #26

Going after the poor means they are more likely to vote for tax cuts n2doc Sep 2013 #17

Nailed it. ctsnowman Sep 2013 #18

Well said. YoungDemCA Sep 2013 #25

This crap gives teabaggers false legitimacy Lee-Lee Sep 2013 #29

I've retired from the industry this week. Between owners, the public and the IRS ..... marble falls Sep 2013 #19

It's not hard to figure out. Savannahmann Sep 2013 #20

Bingo! JHB Sep 2013 #27

I'd expect nothing less from the Obama administration. forestpath Sep 2013 #23

I wish the practice of tipping would go away altogether. PlanetaryOrbit Sep 2013 #24

That's it gopiscrap Sep 2013 #28

And yet Uncle Sam plays like the mfin' ordinary income of some billionaire hedge fund mangers indepat Sep 2013 #30

Two points jmowreader Sep 2013 #32

Maybe the IRS would leave these people alone if they Marie Marie Sep 2013 #33

The lack of tips is one of the things I love about Europe Nevernose Sep 2013 #34