Illegal Aliens Received Billions in Tax Credits Last Year By Katie Pavlich 9/4/2011
Whether the lefties want to believe it or not, illegal immigration is an economic issue. Illegal aliens take huge negative toll on our school systems, hospitals and are bankrupting our states while the federal government sits by to watch. Now, the Washington Post has found illegal aliens received billions in IRS tax credits last year, simply because officials refuse to ask about legal status on returns.
The Internal Revenue Service allowed undocumented workers to collect $4.2 billion in refundable tax credits last year, a new audit says, almost quadruple the sum five years ago.
Although undocumented workers are not eligible for federal benefits, the report released Thursday by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration concludes that federal law is ambiguous on whether these workers qualify for a tax break based on earned income called the additional child tax credit.
Taxpayers can claim this credit to reduce what they owe in taxes, often getting refunds from the government. The vagueness of federal law may have contributed to the $4.2 billion in credits, the report said.
The IRS said it lacks the authority to disallow the claims.
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, On Friday announced plans to examine the refunds.
“The disconcerting findings in this report demand immediate attention and action from Congress and the Obama Administration,” Hatch said in a statement.. “With our debt standing at over $14.5 trillion and counting, it’s outrageous that the IRS is handing out refundable tax credits...to those who aren’t even eligible to work in this country.”
Wage earners who do not have Social Security numbers and are not authorized to work in the United States can use what the IRS calls individual taxpayer identification numbers. Often these result in fraudulent claims on tax returns, auditors found.
Their data showed that 72 percent of returns filed with taxpayer identification numbers claimed the child tax credit.
The audit recommended that the IRS seek clarification on the law and check the immigration status of filers with taxpayer indentificaion numbers.
IRS officials, in response to a draft of the report, agreed to consult with the Treasury Department on the law. But they said they have no legal authority to demand that filers prove their legal status when the tax agency processes returns.................................>>>>.......................................>>>>......................http://townhall.com/tipsheet/k.....ax_credits_last_year
Illegal immigrants pay social security payroll taxes but are not eligible for benefits. During 2006, Standard & Poor's analysts wrote: "Each year, the U.S. Social Security Administration maintains roughly $6 billion to $7 billion of Social Security contributions in an "earnings suspense file" -- an account for W-2 tax forms that cannot be matched to the correct Social Security number. The vast majority of these numbers are attributable to undocumented workers who will never claim their benefits.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Interesting point, considering the fact that the word UNDOCUMENTED shows they would be getting paid OFF THE BOOKS, therefore no taxes coming out of their paychecks, and yes, there are "undocumented" workers who get "documented" in time to draw off of Social Security.
Interesting point, considering the fact that the word UNDOCUMENTED shows they would be getting paid OFF THE BOOKS, therefore no taxes coming out of their paychecks, and yes, there are "undocumented" workers who get "documented" in time to draw off of Social Security.
My personal experience is that many- if not most undocumented workers have access to a couple of different Social Security numbers ( maybe one for buying stuff and another for working ) how they get them to correspond to a name is a mystery- but there is a lot of ' top of the line forgery' going on- even id s with double hologram- triple lazer embedded info. Yes most of the money goes into ss/ taxes- but never comes out.
but those that are getting paid OFF THE BOOKS as you say are getting paid by contractors and businesses that are getting paid OFF THE BOOKS (on the low end that would be housekeepers, car detailers, lawn- gardening, property maintenance and very small contractors- like residential painters. Many painting ' contractors ' are undocumented or have illegal labor on the payroll-) - if the price is right most homeowners just really don't care-
- maybe like the people doing the property maintenance for a condo homeowners association, in lets say, Arizona.
Illegals, coupled with the drug dealers/cartels, are keeping billions out of the tax base. But hell, let's tax the rich (the working folks) so the government can make up for it's incompetency, corruption and lack of oversight. yea....that's the answer!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Illegals, coupled with the drug dealers/cartels, are keeping billions out of the tax base. But hell, let's tax the rich (the working folks) so the government can make up for it's incompetency, corruption and lack of oversight. yea....that's the answer!!
Just a quick question... Do you consider "THE RICH" and "THE WORKING FOLKS" to be the same people... cause I sure don't!
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Just a quick question... Do you consider "THE RICH" and "THE WORKING FOLKS" to be the same people... cause I sure don't!
Guess you don't 'personally' know any rich folks!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Fines of up to 100 euros threaten prostitutes who don't pay up.
Prostitution is a legal and taxable trade in Germany, but enforcing taxes among sex workers on the street can be problematic. The city of Bonn has come up with a new solution, though. Prostitutes must now pay a nightly tax to automated ticket machines.
The budget is tight in Bonn. So tight, in fact, that city officials instituted a new "sex tax" for prostitution this year. They hoped to raise up to €200,000 per year in additional revenues.
Yet while it might sound straightforward enough, the sex tax has been difficult to enforce among those prostitutes who do not work in established brothels and sex clubs. Leading the city to come up with plan B: an automated ticket machine in an area frequented by prostitutes and their customers.
Since Monday, freelance sex workers on the city streets have been required to pay €6 per night into the machine, which resembles an automated parking ticket distributor. This machine, however, emits nightly permits to practice prostitution.
Because many sex workers come from abroad and speak little German, enforcement of the tax had proved problematic, city spokeswoman Monika Frömbgen told German news agency DPA on Tuesday. They struggled to fill out the appropriate tax paperwork, making the ticket machine little more than a simple solution.
"It's not fair that some women who work in establishments like sex centers or sauna clubs are taxed only because we can find them more easily there," Frömbgen said.
Other Cities Likely Interested
The new requirement will be enforced by tax officers, who plan to issue warnings to first-time sex-tax dodgers, followed by fines and ultimately a ban on working in the area, she added.
The ticket issued by the machine authorizes work between the hours of 8:15 p.m. and 6 a.m., and is the first of its kind in the country, according to officials. Dortmund, located 120 kilometers north of Bonn, used to require a similar day ticket for tax purposes that were purchased at gas stations, but streetwalking has since been banned there.
The concept "will certainly interest other cities," Uwe Zimmerman, a spokesman for the German association of cities and municipalities, told news agency DAPD. He added that they could help pay for a portion of security costs associated with the sex trade.
Sex Worker Advocates Reject Measure
Though prostitution has been legal in Germany since 2002, streetwalking is frowned upon and complaints from residents have prompted Bonn city officials to set up a special area to contain the sex business. On the outskirts of the city near the municipal waste management facilities, special wooden garages have been erected for johns to park their cars privately and legally. The area also features a guard who prostitutes can call upon in case of an emergency. But now those who want to use this area and must first pay the machines.
Sex worker association BUFAS rejected the concept, calling the flat fee unfair. "We are against such special rules, and favor the legal equality of every worker, including in matters of taxes," said Beate Leopold, who works at a BUFAS associated advocacy organization in Nuremberg called Kassandra. Income tax should be levied on a case-by-case basis, she added.
But the city of Bonn does not share the same concerns. "Communities have a bit of room to adjust their own taxes, and we are legally granted the right to levy these taxes," Frömbgen said.
-- kla, with wires
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