tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post2954191619549471166..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: Am I my neighbor's tax keeper?Jeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-71266360975713326592013-05-23T11:21:05.982-04:002013-05-23T11:21:05.982-04:00I don’t really get the idea of flaunting illegal a...I don’t really get the idea of flaunting illegal activities to neighbors and friends. Maybe they think people won’t tell because you know them, or they’re just that smug about it. But if someone’s running a business and doesn’t bother to pay their taxes, you really should report them. And I do believe IRS rewards people who report tax violators as an incentive. <br /><br />>> AllanAllan Moraishttp://www.paddonyorke.com/resources/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-86723595100218147002013-05-02T15:38:02.296-04:002013-05-02T15:38:02.296-04:00I agree with your reader in Ohio; it is so unfair ...I agree with your reader in Ohio; it is so unfair for honest taxpayers like us to be cheated on by someone who pull strings on the taxpaying. Neighbors or not, it would be a responsibility as citizen to report or help out anyone with societal problems such as tax problems. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.cookcpagroup.com/agricultural.php" rel="nofollow">Bobbi Burtch</a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01004496994022771801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-14337236786583096442013-01-21T04:12:10.464-05:002013-01-21T04:12:10.464-05:00You have a friend who cheats on taxes (wants to ch...You have a friend who cheats on taxes (wants to cheat, has cheated), all these examples, all different endings. Some examples obviously, you can't participate in because of laws; otherwise, mind your own business. You are not your brother's keeper, as far as taxes are concerned. Our society seems to have made little spys out of us, or at least made us feel we MUST advise people about moral things. Believe me, stay out of things that don't concern you.<br /><br />Charlie Seng<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-89602980722048222442013-01-20T12:04:41.616-05:002013-01-20T12:04:41.616-05:00A person who will not report their SS # to an empl...A person who will not report their SS # to an employer cannot be tolerated. She is making the employer a crook and the employer is every bit as much at fault. Even if you do not pull tax, there is a 1099 to fill out to keep out of trouble and to do the right thing. She may not earn enough in total to pay tax so it may not hurt her. Plus, depending on her duties, it may be deductable for you. And you keep out of trouble no matter what.<br /><br />As for those "under the radar", as Jeffrey says, who knows. Many people have deductions that are legit and pay less (or no) tax for that reason. And bragging, while stupid, in itself is not a crime.<br /><br />And the IRS is pretty good at finding out errors. I just got notifierd from something that happened in 2007. It may have been an error and I do know it was not intentional and now I have no idea what caused it. It was probably something from my dad's estate as he had died a little before that and had no will. So they are more viligent than you might think. Computers do that pretty well.<br /><br />Alan Owseichik<br />Greenfield, Ma.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com