I rarely will use this venue to gripe about our government...unless I have facts that will benefit a client or fellow agent. However.................when I saw this story I about fell over in my chair. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I am sure all of us (as small business owners) will be able to relate to the maddness that is out there. Here's a guy that unknowingly owed the IRS 4 cents...yes...you read right...4 lousy cents. He now owes the "Feds" over $200 and got a personal visit from them as well. Read on...
What say you, Active Rainers????
Mar 14, 2010 2:23 am US/Pacific
Car Wash Gets IRS Visit Over 4 Cents In Back Taxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS13) -
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A local business owner was surprised to find IRS representatives on his doorstep to collect unpaid taxes, but was stunned to discover they were billing him for less than a nickel of back taxes.
When two federal agents hand-delivered the bill to Harv's Metro Car Wash, owner Aaron Zeff didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"[They] came into the car wash, handed my manager a bill, and it was from the IRS," Zeff said. "The amount was four cents, four pennies."
The IRS agents did not stop to get a car wash, Zeff added.
The bill sparked laughter until Zeff took a closer look at the final cost. After three years of penalties and fees, the four cent tax skyrocketed to more than $200.
"This is more like a parking ticket," he said.
Attorney Ashley West, the attorney for the car wash, said the IRS sent a letter in October saying the business had filed all required taxes and did not have a balance.
"It was a surprise to us that they came on site and surprise to us we didn't receive and correspondence related to it," West said.
Harv's says they are working with the IRS to find a resolution.
The car wash is planning a special promotion: Pay your taxes on time and get a car wash for just four cents.
Btw...I love how this owner responded to it. I would have probably lost my cookies. Props to the owner for making lemonade out of lemons!
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