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Alan Baggett  
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 More options Aug 29 2008, 1:11 pm
Newsgroups: can.taxes, can.general, ott.general, misc.taxes
From: Alan Baggett <canada.revenue.age...@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:11:46 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Fri, Aug 29 2008 1:11 pm
Subject: Re: Have Canadians Ever Had the Right to Pay the Lowest Tax Allowed by Law? Part I of II :CRA SOTW
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On Aug 28, 2:49 pm, "AK" <nom...@aol.com> wrote:

> "Alan Baggett" <canadarevenueagen...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:98965e5a-49ec-4e2f-a5f0-c30befe2e572@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Aug 28, 7:23 am, "AK" <nom...@aol.com> wrote:

> > Re:
> > "Alan Baggett"

> > This is a story I have heard all too often - that it is cheaper to pay
> > a small-ish tax debt that you don't owe rather than fight it.
> > =====================================

> > I know a couple of folks in the States that got refunds out of their IRS
> > audits. In both cases, the IRS guy was happy. As long as there was
> > something
> > "wrong," their audit was justified. Apparently they don't care which way
> > the
> > money goes. AK

> Maybe the most important thing isn't who wins or loses, just that the
> correct decisions are reached, that justice is done.
> ===========================================
> At the local level, I think that is usually true at IRS & as it should be.
> However, when some edict or crazy interpretation comes down from the
> national (DC) office, then it's a different game. The locals have to support
> the big boys upstairs or become career-limited employees. Those who don't
> play ball with "National" become "Lone Rangers." "Justice" gets the short
> stick when that happens.

Quite honestly it's not much different up here.

My experience is that people want to understand what is going on and
be treated fairly.

Does this happen. Yes. But just as often it does not. And that's where
the problems start.


 
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