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Offline Sanguine

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IRS shuts down mom and pop dressmaker, sells dresses within hours
« on: July 09, 2017, 07:52:26 pm »
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The unmarked vehicles arrived in the morning. More than 20 armed agents poured out.

Hours later, Mii’s Bridal & Tuxedo was out of business after serving customers for decades. Its entire inventory of wedding gowns and dresses as well as sewing machines and other equipment were sold at auction.

The hastily-called sale held inside the store netted the IRS about $17,000 — not enough to cover the roughly $31,400 in tax debt alleged, court records show. The balance is now likely unrecoverable.

Mii’s, a small Garland business owned by an elderly immigrant couple from Thailand, was never accused in court of violating any federal laws....

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/07/08/mom-pop-fights-back-irs-taking-selling-entire-inventory

Outrageous if this story is even half true.
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Offline Polly Ticks

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Re: IRS shuts down mom and pop dressmaker, sells dresses within hours
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2017, 09:00:21 pm »
Lord have mercy.  If half of this story is true, there should be some IRS folks going to prison.  Unbelievable that this could happen in the US.
 
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Re: IRS shuts down mom and pop dressmaker, sells dresses within hours
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2017, 09:20:12 pm »
Quote from: Polly Ticks on July 09, 2017, 09:00:21 pm
Lord have mercy.  If half of this story is true, there should be some IRS folks going to prison.  Unbelievable that this could happen in the US.
The big question is "Who bought the stuff?" (Who knew in advance?) and Cui bono? Four hours seizure to sale has to violate some federal rule about advertising the sale. This wasn't ice cream they were selling, formal gowns and tuxedos aren't THAT perishable.
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Re: IRS shuts down mom and pop dressmaker, sells dresses within hours
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2017, 09:28:20 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on July 09, 2017, 09:20:12 pm
The big question is "Who bought the stuff?" (Who knew in advance?) and Cui bono? Four hours seizure to sale has to violate some federal rule about advertising the sale. This wasn't ice cream they were selling, formal gowns and tuxedos aren't THAT perishable.

Legally, the business has to be given an opportunity to challenge the charges in a court. 4 hours is not even remotely close to that standard.
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Re: IRS shuts down mom and pop dressmaker, sells dresses within hours
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2017, 09:36:04 pm »
IRS=American Gestapo.
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