Al Sharpton arrested....

[jillio]

don't forget Wesley Snipes! another black man with tax overdue! ^_^

Now, in the name of showing us that you are not a bigot, post the name of a prominent white man who owes back taxes.

 

[Byrdie714]

Yeah, like he is the first public figure to owe back taxes!

It doesn't necessairly make him look respectable. Especially the fact that he is continually being sued for non-payment on his bills.....

He is perpetually being sued for failing to pay his bills.

 

[jillio]

Federal Workers Owe Billions in Unpaid Taxes
By Mark Segraves


More than 450,000 active and retired federal employees did not voluntarily comply with federal income tax requirements for the 2005 tax year, according to documents obtained by WTOP through the Freedom of Information Act. (2004 - 2005)

The total balance owed is $2,799,950,165.

The documents show that every federal agency has employees who failed to comply with federal tax laws.

Seventy-one employees in the Executive Office of the President, which includes the White House, owe $664,527 in taxes for 2005. About 20 of those employees have entered into an IRS payment plan, bringing the EOP balance down to $455,881owed by 50 employees.

The White House did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

In fact, about one third of the delinquent employees, or 149,500, entered into a payment plan, but the total owed is still more than $2 billion.

At the IRS, employees can be fired for failure to pay federal income taxes. But an IRS spokesperson tells WTOP it's no easier to collect from federal employees than it is to collect from the general public.

In the past, IRS officials have been quick to compare the federal workers' rate of compliance with the general public's. But this year, the IRS is not able to track the compliance rate for the general public. The percentage of federal employees who still owe back taxes for the 2005 year is 3.3 percent of the workforce including retirees.

The federal agency with the highest number of delinquent taxpayers is the United States Postal Service, where 56,652 employees owe more than $320 million. So far, about 22,000 of those employees have agreed to a payment plan.

A spokesperson for the Postal Service says the agency hopes all of its employees follow the law, but will leave enforcement to the IRS.

The agency with the best compliance rate is the Department of Treasury, which includes the IRS. Fewer than 2 percent of Treasury employees failed to pay their taxes. About 3,000 Treasury employees owed $13,489,683 -- 1,437 of those feds also have made payment plans.

The IRS tracks the compliance rate of federal employees each year in an effort to increase compliance. Agency directors are made aware of their department's compliance rate and then memos are sent to staff encouraging them to file their taxes.

informationliberation - Federal Workers Owe Billions in Unpaid Taxes


Oops! Looks like several people who should know better owe Uncle Sam some bucks!

 

[Byrdie714]

Federal Workers Owe Billions in Unpaid Taxes
By Mark Segraves

WASHINGTON - As the 2006 tax season approaches, the federal government is still trying to recover nearly $3 billion from its own employees who failed to file income tax returns for 2005.

More than 450,000 active and retired federal employees did not voluntarily comply with federal income tax requirements for the 2005 tax year, according to documents obtained by WTOP through the Freedom of Information Act. (2004 - 2005)

The total balance owed is $2,799,950,165.

The documents show that every federal agency has employees who failed to comply with federal tax laws.

Seventy-one employees in the Executive Office of the President, which includes the White House, owe $664,527 in taxes for 2005. About 20 of those employees have entered into an IRS payment plan, bringing the EOP balance down to $455,881owed by 50 employees.

The White House did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

In fact, about one third of the delinquent employees, or 149,500, entered into a payment plan, but the total owed is still more than $2 billion.

At the IRS, employees can be fired for failure to pay federal income taxes. But an IRS spokesperson tells WTOP it's no easier to collect from federal employees than it is to collect from the general public.

In the past, IRS officials have been quick to compare the federal workers' rate of compliance with the general public's. But this year, the IRS is not able to track the compliance rate for the general public. The percentage of federal employees who still owe back taxes for the 2005 year is 3.3 percent of the workforce including retirees.

The federal agency with the highest number of delinquent taxpayers is the United States Postal Service, where 56,652 employees owe more than $320 million. So far, about 22,000 of those employees have agreed to a payment plan.

A spokesperson for the Postal Service says the agency hopes all of its employees follow the law, but will leave enforcement to the IRS.

The agency with the best compliance rate is the Department of Treasury, which includes the IRS. Fewer than 2 percent of Treasury employees failed to pay their taxes. About 3,000 Treasury employees owed $13,489,683 -- 1,437 of those feds also have made payment plans.

The IRS tracks the compliance rate of federal employees each year in an effort to increase compliance. Agency directors are made aware of their department's compliance rate and then memos are sent to staff encouraging them to file their taxes.

informationliberation - Federal Workers Owe Billions in Unpaid Taxes


Oops! Looks like several people who should know better owe Uncle Sam some bucks!

And I'm sure there are white, black, yellow, and in-between that owe Uncle Sam.

But when one puts themselves in the spotlight, people will check one's background for credibility.

 

[jillio]

And I'm sure there are white, black, yellow, and in-between that owe Uncle Sam.

But when one puts themselves in the spotlight, people will check one's background for credibility.

And like I said, there are nuimerous prominent people who have been in trouble with Unlce Sam.

 

[Byrdie714]

And like I said, there are nuimerous prominent people who have been in trouble with Unlce Sam.

Is that from experience? (I'm teasing a little here....but if you want to answer it--that's fine, if not--that's fine as well. )

 

[jillio]

Is that from experience? (I'm teasing a little here....but if you want to answer it--that's fine, if not--that's fine as well. )

Nope! Uncle Sam scares me.....and I'm not prominent.

 

[Jiro]

Now, in the name of showing us that you are not a bigot, post the name of a prominent white man who owes back taxes.

ooo ouch.... rough crowd.... i guess she didn't find it funny <awkward silence>

 

[jillio]

ooo ouch.... rough crowd.... i guess she didn't find it funny <awkward silence>

I guess you don't know any, huh? What? You only pay attention to the black tax delinquents?

 

[Jiro]

Nope! Uncle Sam scares me.....and I'm not prominent.

I'll fight him for you! take our money back from him! IRS is an illegal agency!

wait.... tax evasion... punishable up to 5 years and $500,000 fines... federal prison... :Owned: on the second thought.... better pay him tax...

 

[Byrdie714]

Okay folks...

Mods--since I am the author of this thread, can you please close, lock this thread?

The children aren't playing nice.

 

[Jiro]

I guess you don't know any, huh? What? You only pay attention to the black tax delinquents?

ouch... a heckler.... better think of name fast... tick tock tick tock Martin Luther King?? no wait... Don King!? no wait... Richard Pryor!?!? no no no wait... Chuck Berry!!! no wait... need white man... ah-ha..... Willie Nelson!!!!

 

[Jiro]

Okay folks...

Mods--since I am the author of this thread, can you please close, lock this thread?

The children aren't playing nice.

haha just killing time before I leave for IRON MANNNNNN very soon!

 

[Byrdie714]

I knew that 'Al Sharton' is a hot topic among the hearing cummonity.

I didn't realize that it's just as 'hot' in the Deaf community.....

 

[Jiro]

I knew that 'Al Sharton' is a hot topic among the hearing cummonity.

I didn't realize that it's just as 'hot' in the Deaf community.....

political issues affect us as much as it does for hearing

 

[Byrdie714]

political issues affect us as much as it does for hearing

Yes political issues affect us as much as the hearing community. I just didn't realize that Al Sharpton was a 'lightening rod' in our community. I didn't think us deafies would've given a rat's a** about Al Sharpton.

I pretty much assume that when I started the thread, it would've gone off the wayside and not to 5 pages later!

 

[Cheri]

Yes political issues affect us as much as the hearing community. I just didn't realize that Al Sharpton was a 'lightening rod' in our community. I didn't think us deafies would've given a rat's a** about Al Sharpton.

I pretty much assume that when I started the thread, it would've gone off the wayside and not to 5 pages later!

You know why? I'm so sick and tired of hearing racism remarks from all people of the people. It's like can't we all get along? Al Sharpton don't like how things are done to his people, then he needs to watch his mouth too. It goes both ways.

 

[~SG~]

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