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(NBC Chicago)

You dirty rat.

Chicago and Cook County residents aren’t the only ones about to get shocking tax news; the city is debuting a “tax whistle-blower” plan that could turn neighbor against neighbor in Chicago’s business community.

The folks at city hall will pay cash bounties to informants who turn in business tax cheats around the city. The reward would amount to some sort of percentage of the tax money that the city recovers.

“It’s just another way of bringing people into compliance,” Revenue Department spokesman Ed Walsh told the Sun-Times.

“It would probably be … a business knowing that a competitor is not remitting a tax. An employee [of the tax-dodging business] could know that, too. Typically, you need to provide some type of incentive.”

October 27, 2009

13 Comments to "Rats! City to Pay for Informing on Tax Cheats"

  • income taxes are for slaves Says:

    what is a tax cheat ? 99% of you dont even know there is no such thing. more scare tactic BS the IRS is a fraud people . READ CRACKING THE CODE stop being afraid of the hollow irs.

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  • Former US Marine Says:

    NO DIFFERENT THAN THE IRS REWARDS:

    The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has a formal policy that can reward informants for turning in tax cheats. Informants to the IRS can get cash rewards based on the value of the information they furnish. Here are IRS guidelines for determining awards:

    - If your evidence was sufficient enough to begin an investigation and it leads to a recovery – you obtain 10% of the first $75,000, 5% of the next $25,000 and 1% of the remainder.

    - If your evidence was helpful, though not specific, in determining liability, the award is 5% of the first $75,00, 2.%% of the next $25,00 and 1/2 of 1% of any additional recovery.

    - If your evidence triggered an investigation, but did not help to establish liability, the award is 1% of the first $75,000 recovered and 1/2 of 1% of the rest.

    - The maximum reward is $100,000 which equates to a recovery by the IRS of approximately $9 million.

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  • EchoSierra71 Says:

    I suppose there is enough pussies in this country, that would love to jump on board another “Stoolie” program.

    Snitches never did very well in our L.A neighborhoods back when I was a youngster, but then again we took care of our own business and didn’t get involved in the affairs of another.

    Boy oh Boy, things have changed, what a bunch of fuckin cowards nowadays.

    HERE IS SOME PARTIAL LYRICS FROM A BAND CALLED MOTORHEAD I WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO READ, KINDA SOUNDS FAMILIAR

    BRAVE NEW WORLD:

    “The government has always been your pal as you well know, absolute corrupted power play, If we all wipe each other out, it only goes to show, while the bureaucrats get richer by the day.

    The government is coming and it wants to be your friend, it wants to show you how to be a snitch, inform upon your children, the inevitable end, where everyone’s a victim but the filthy fucking rich.

    Etc, Etc, Etc

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  • otto Says:

    chitown is tel aviv west. and i thought only the evil nazis made ya rat out your buddy

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  • Bettie Says:

    http://www.detnews.com/article/20091026/METRO/910260410/1361/Federal-jury-finds-tax-protestor-guilty

    Peter Henderson was found guilty. Did you think otherwise. The IRS is NOT going to allow anyone to get off. They are the thieves of the highest form.

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  • dba Says:

    let’s start with Tim Geitner

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    Jim Reply:

    Yeah, that would be a good start then you could go through congress and find the cheats there.

    Won’t it be nice when Hitler is done with his term and we can elect an American for office.

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  • Ang Says:

    It is fuckin unbelievable that anyone would turn anybody in to these bandits. First the IRS then not a stone’s throw to turning someone in for a thought crime!

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  • fartinyourface Says:

    They have had people through out time that would do anything for money or personal gain.Any person or persons that betrays country by aiding an invader enemy are called
    QUISLING

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  • hondo Says:

    Rats are loathed by most folk and many times are put away with De-con and/ or traps and guns.

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  • pammalou Says:

    I escaped Chicago years ago…They are beta testing before it goes nationwide.Oprah’s choice for president is connected to Chicago like stink on pewp.90 percent of the people in Chicago are happy as long as they can go to a Cubs,or White Sox game or see the Bears or the Bulls.They forgive the bizzaro mayor and re elect him every time because his Name is Richie Daley .Chicago is like Heaven in Hell.

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  • pammalou Says:

    PS…locals out there always refer to Cook County as Crook County.But they still go along with every evil thing they can dream up.If you get arrested in Chicago they not only try your “krime”,they also sue you for making them arrest you !

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  • Hugo Vega Says:

    Do you think the Bears will win more than 8 games next year?  Seriously.

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