IRS to Ask Low-Income Earners For Proof to Qualify For Tax Credit

[Ellen Forradalom]

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that 25,000 low-income earners will be asked to bolster their tax returns with proof that they qualify for a tax credit designed to lift the working poor out of poverty. The new forms will go to families chosen for the pilot program who have at least one child and receive the earned income tax credit. The credit is designed as an incentive for low-wage workers to keep working.

http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=us&cat=taxes_and_the_irs

And they still can't be bothered to indict Ken Lay. Assholes.

The last time the IRS singled out the poor for persecution was in the early 90s, when they went after waitresses for not fully reporting their tips. Oh, the horror.

[Wonder]

1. Pirates

they just want that bogus tax break back. What did that add up to for working people $2 more a month.

[Guaranteed]

2. Hey that reminds me of some good jokes....

These are jokes overheard being told by IRS agents (c/o Dave Barry):

IRS joke #1- There was a lawyer, a doctor and a priest stranded on a deserted island. So we confiscated their homes.

IRS joke #2- Q: What do you get when you cross a giraffe with Zsa Zsa Gabor? A: I don't know, but let's confiscate it's home.

IRS joke #3-
IRS Agent #1: Knock Knock!
IRS Agent #2: Who's there?
IRS Agent #1: The IRS. We're here to confiscate your home.

[SyracuseDemocrat]

3. loll

n/t

[otohara]

4. Dupe

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