The shocking corruption at the most hated government institute in existence has been exposed — and the truth is ugly.
Hundreds of IRS agents in charge of making sure we all pay our taxes were busted for gaming the system so they could get out of paying their own taxes.
They were all fired immediately to make an example of their sorry rear ends, right?
Of course not.
New internal documents exposed by the Tax Revolution Institute reveal the ugly truth: Last year, some 500 IRS workers were disciplined for problems with their own taxes.
Some of them “understated” their taxes, aka cheated. Some filed late. Some never bothered to file at all.
But the one thing nearly all of them had in common? They’re still employed.
Only five of these people were fired despite the fact that the Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights legally requires IRS workers to get canned if they’re ever busted dodging their own taxes.
They only way they can avoid this penalty is with a waiver from the IRS commissioner – and apparently, he’s been handing them out like candy corn on Halloween.
“Government employees take an oath to the follow the laws they are enforcing,” Tax Revolution Institute Legal Director Robert Rodrigo said. “Clearly, the government officials who have decided to allow these tax evaders to continue to be employed by the IRS are enforcing the law more leniently for them than they do for you or I.”
This isn’t the first or only time IRS workers have gotten away with the kind of activity that would lead to massive penalties – and almost certainly painful and extensive audits – for the rest of us.
In fact, a few years back workers who didn’t do their own taxes right were actually rewarded with BONUSES. A damning 2014 report found that the IRS paid out $2.8 million in bonuses to workers with discipline issues – and more than $1 million of those bonuses went to workers didn’t pay their own taxes.
These weren’t people who had a problem a long time ago and cleaned up their act after getting a second chance.
The report, published in USA Today, found 1,146 workers were given bonuses in the form of cash, paid time off and even raises within a year of their own tax problems.
Just last year, another report found 1,580 workers evaded taxes over a 10-year period.
And just as in the new report, many get off with a small slap on the wrist.
Only 25 percent were fired, while 14 percent were allowed to retire – no doubt with full benefits – or resign.
The rest — 61 percent — were allowed to continue to work, enforcing the rules and regulations on others that they didn’t apply to themselves.
“It is crucial that IRS employees are held to the same standards as the hardworking taxpayers that pay their salaries,” Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said at the time, according to The Associated Press. “That means filing their taxes and paying the taxes they owe to the government.”
Yet as the latest report shows, they’re still not being held to those same standards… and that, in a nutshell, may be why Americans are ready to replace everyone in Washington.
— The Horn editorial team
Read the truth about “Income Taxes” here:
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Many, many are getting their hard earned money back from the IRS criminals by filing the “corrected” way!
Peace
And who do they work with
Another report also from USA Today as of 2014 Federal employees owe $3.3B in back taxes.
In all 318,462 federal employees owed back taxes. But if the average citizen owes them a penny they are in big trouble. Then they expect us to follow rules they do not follow themselves, “Give Us A Break”. It has been questioned if the tax law was actually ratified to this day.
Just like all the other “So Called” Federal Agencies(FBI) they do not need to have the positions they have, and they definately “Do Not Deserve a Bonus, they do not deserve any type of pension either, and then they wonder why The American People are becoming very hostile toward them. Are they so dumb to think we buy their garbage
You can thank NTEU for the undeserved bonuses and retaining marginal employees, as well as tax payment offenses. The union fights tooth and nail for these losers. I was removed from my management position when I tried to actually get employees to work for their generous salary. In subsequent positions, I had a number of false charges filed against me by my (so-called) peers because I questioned their practices and work ethics. The actual good employees get punished and the lazy asses rewarded. Retirement (after 42 years) has been nothing but bliss.
We need to go away with the IRS and go to a flat tax.
SURE WOULD DO ALOT OF GOOD, THEN IRS WORKERS WILL HAVE TO FILE THEIR TAXES. “RIGHT ON ITH THE FTAT TAX”
Rand Paul supported a flat tax, but he never got enough support in Republican Primaries.
And they expect us to have trust in them and their decisions – you’ve got to be kidding.
What do you expect? You have a corrupt government. Corrupt government agencies. Corrupt employees. It trickles downhill
Hope Trump cleans up all this slop.
IRS sucks.
IRS commissioner sucks.
IRS employees suck.
IRS continues to harass Conservative Tea Party organizations seeking 529 status. 4+ years running for one organization.
IRS employees belong in concentration camps.
Fucking bunch of worthless law breaking bastards.
I agree Randy, the government is evil!! Its employees are cheats and nobody gets fired!! Its time to clean house!!
what do you expect the clintons have been robbing america for 15 yrs.they are only doing what there boss does.
Wow a goldmine in back tax & penalty revenue Trump can go after by simply enforcing existing laws once he’s in.
More corruption under Mr O. Shocking!! Not!
Lois Lerner clones…..let’s hope Trump will clean house permanently…..!!
TO THE IRS: THIS IS NOT THE AMERICAN WAY. WE ALL HAVE TO PAY WHAT WE OWE TO THE IRS. DIDN’T YOUR PARENTS EVER TEACH YOU TO BE HONEST AND TO POSSESS A GOOD MORAL COMPASS?????? AND YOU WONDER WHY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SO DISGUSTED WITH THE SYSTEM.
GOD HEAL OUR NATION AND HELP US TO BE RID OF ALL THIS CORRUPTION.
TO THE IRS: THIS IS NOT THE AMERICAN WAY. WE ALL HAVE TO PAY WHAT WE OWE TO THE IRS. DIDN’T YOUR PARENTS EVER TEACH YOU TO BE HONEST AND TO POSSESS A GOOD MORAL COMPASS?????? AND YOU WONDER WHY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SO DISGUSTED WITH THE SYSTEM.
GOD HEAL OUR NATION AND HELP US TO BE RID OF ALL THIS CORRUPTION.
A flat tax is a way to go. Everybody pays the same no matter what you make. All these loopholes have to be done away with. They are only for the rich anyway.
The IRS is not a Federal Government agency. That’s why they must pay postage and rent!
Cool, IRS is 100% Federal. IRS’s postage is paid by Federal funds allocated to IRS & yea IRS offices are Federally funded. Why would anyone think different? Wherever you got your education needs reform. Please tell.
Genius people, must have gone to the trump University of tax evasion, what else is new. Nothing but more government red tape and you folks thing the lyin’ Donnie will fix this, not a chance ………….VOTE TRUMP – HE IS THE PERFECT SAVIOR ………….
jwb, There is no way you can make a comment on Trump not paying his taxes for the past 18yrs….. Because what he has done was very legal and he used the tax laws that Hillary and other career politicians put in place. At least what he did was legal unlike Hillary and you can bet all those politicians supporting her have just as much illegal doing’s as she does and the reason they want her in office so they can continue their illegal money making schemes.
I would like to know what position these employees hold at the IRS. Are they Examination Division professional IRS Agents? Collection Division professional Revenue Officers? Criminal Investigation Division Special Agents? or are they clerical workers?
Get rid of the IRS Amen