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Federal Appeals Court Overrules Judge Who Believed Motorist Over A Cop

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“Judges rarely side with drivers over the word of a police officer, and the Sixth Circuit US Court of Appeals took action last week to keep it that way. A three-judge appellate panel corrected a lower court judge believed driver Samuel Duane Johnson Jr was more credible than the Michigan State Police troopers who stopped him.  Troopers Bradley Ross and Jason Walters were on ‘directed patrol’ that morning, which means their supervisors expected them to write as many traffic tickets as possible, even for the pettiest of offenses. Typically, this means writing thirty citations in a night.”

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/48/4845.asp

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Two US publications lead to arrest of alleged Bitcoin creator

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“Police have raided the home of an Australian entrepreneur just hours after two US publications, Wired and Gizmodo, ousted him as the brain behind cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The Sydney home of Craig Wright was raided yesterday (9 December) following investigations in Wired and Gizmodo which stated that they believed Wright was the behind the Satoshi Nakamoto pseudonym – the creator of the digital currency. The investigations were based on leaked transcripts of legal interviews and files however reports say that people close to Wright have expressed serious doubts and believe the publications could even be the butt of an elaborate hoax.”

http://www.thedrum.com/news/2015/12/10/two-us-publications-lead-arrest-suspected-bitcoin-creator

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On Airbnb Rentals, California Cities Tax First and Regulate Later

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“Earlier this year, the beachside city of Santa Monica made headlines by enacting a ban on the short-term rental of a full unit.  Still, as Santa Monica begins its enforcement effort in earnest, it’s finding it needs to devote every penny of the hotel tax in that direction.  ‘The money that we are going to collect on the now-legal short-term vacation rentals is only enough to pay for the two code people and staff analyst to do effective enforcement against the illegal ones that were doing us so much damage,’ says Santa Monica Mayor Kevin McKeown. ‘So it’s probably going to be revenue-neutral for the city.'”

http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/11/04/california-cities-tax-airbnb-regulation

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Tax Collectors Are Going After Netflix, Airbnb, Uber, Burning Man

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“In June, Chicago decided that its 9 percent ‘amusement tax’ should cover Netflix, Spotify, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and other streaming services, to help make up for sales tax revenue lost to falling DVD and CD sales.  In Rhode Island in July, a 13 percent ‘short-term room rental’ tax went into effect that covers Airbnb and other home-sharing sites.  Chicago’s busy mayor proposed $48 million come from higher fees on taxis and ride-sharing services.  Nevada expanded the “live entertainment” tax to cover two of its biggest attractions for the first time: the Burning Man festival, held every year in the Nevada desert, and the Electric Daisy Carnival, a Las Vegas dance festival.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-23/tax-collectors-are-going-after-netflix-airbnb-and-burning-man

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IRS: You Can’t Sue Us Unless We Say You Can

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“Department of Justice lawyers claimed Wednesday the IRS cannot be sued for damages by the estimated 330,000 taxpayers victimized by hackers who earlier this year breached the federal tax agency’s computer files.  Plaintiffs Becky Welborn and Wendy Windrich’s claim of damage under the Privacy Act and the Administrative Procedures Act cannot be pursued because the doctrine of Sovereign Immunity, which holds the federal government immune to damage claims unless it agrees to such litigation.  Without such an agreement from the IRS, the federal courts have no jurisdiction over the damage claim filed by Welborn and Windrich, according to Justice Department lawyers.”

http://dailycaller.com/2015/11/19/irs-you-cant-sue-us-unless-we-say-you-can/

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Private debt collection of federal taxes

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“Included in this bill (H.R. 22) is a provision that will require the IRS to outsource the collection of certain tax debts to private collection agencies.  Any funds collected by these private collection agencies will not be paid into the coffers of the federal government (at least not immediately). Instead, they go into a special fund. Out of this fund, the private debt collection agencies are able to be paid up to 25% of what they collect, based on their contracts with the IRS. Another 25% is to be used by the IRS to hire new Revenue Officers for local collection efforts and to hire new collections personnel for the automated collection system (ACS).”

https://www.irsmedic.com/2015/12/04/the-irs-and-your-passport/

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Ron Paul: Will the IRS Take Your Passport?

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“One of the articles of impeachment brought against Richard Nixon dealt with his attempt to have the IRS audit those Nixon perceived as political enemies. During the 1990s, an IRS agent allegedly told the head of an organization supporting then-President Bill Clinton’s impeachment, ‘What do you expect when you target the President?’  As the federal debt increases and the American economy declines, an increasingly desperate Congress will look for new ways to squeeze more revue from taxpayers. Thus, the IRS will increasingly gain new and ever more tyrannical powers over Americans, including new restrictions on the right to travel or even move capital out of the country.”

http://ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2015/december/06/will-the-irs-take-your-passport/

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IRS Power To Revoke Passports Signed Into Law

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“The list of affected taxpayers will be compiled by the IRS. The IRS will use a threshold of $50,000 of unpaid federal taxes. But this $50,000 figure includes penalties and interest. And as everyone knows, interest and penalties can add up fast.  Notably, if you are contesting a proposed tax bill administratively with the IRS or in court, that should not count. That is not yet a tax debt. There is also an administrative exception, allowing the State Department to issue a passport in an emergency or for humanitarian reasons. But how that will work isn’t clear, nor is the amount of time it will take to get special dispensation.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2015/12/04/irs-power-over-passports-signed-into-law/

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Texas Man Arrested After Attempt To Pay Taxes With Dollar Bills

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“Tax Assessor Collector Tommy Smyth said that the spectacle brought work in the office to a halt so he asked Norris to leave. Norris refused and was eventually arrested and charged with criminal trespass. As you can imagine, Norris was none too happy about being arrested and attempted to break away from the arresting officer, earning him an additional charge of resisting arrest.  Texas makes it clear that cash is an acceptable form of payment for property taxes.  The same is true for the feds. There is no law that says you have to pay your taxes by check, credit card or by using the largest bills possible. By federal law, at Section 31 U.S.C. 5103, you can pay your taxes in coins and currency.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/02/03/texas-man-arrested-after-attempt-to-pay-taxes-with-dollar-bills/

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It’s (Almost) Official: Tax Debt = No Passport

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“Both the House and the Senate have enacted versions of a highway funding bill (H.R. 22) containing this provision that is now before a conference committee. It’s likely to hit President Obama’s desk later this month.  The bill sets up a mechanism to deny or revoke your passport if you have a ‘seriously delinquent tax debt.’ This is defined as a tax debt that exceeds $50,000 for which the IRS has filed a notice of lien or levy.  The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates this measure will raise $398 million in tax revenues over the next decade. That’s enough to pay for about 0.1% – one tenth of one percent – of estimated highway expenditures during that period.”

http://www.nestmann.com/its-almost-official-tax-debt-no-passport

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