IRS mining your social graphs for hints to decide whether to/not to audit you
When the IRS 'likes' your Facebook update
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When the IRS 'likes' your Facebook update
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#2All that effort to avoid simplifying the tax code so that the tax preparation industry can thrive.
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#3"If you don’t want the IRS in your online business, Dyanim suggests ratcheting up the privacy settings on all of your social media accounts. And never posting anything that you wouldn’t want the agency to see. You could also try a charm offensive. The IRS has 24,000 Facebook fans and 52,000 Twitter followers."
Isn't it true that "liking" a page on Facebook gives the owner of that page information about your profile? It seems like the two calls to action for this article are contradictory.
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#4"If you don’t want the IRS in your online business, Dyanim suggests ratcheting up the privacy settings on all of your social media accounts. And never posting anything that you wouldn’t want the agency to see. You could also try a charm offensive. The IRS has 24,000 Facebook fans and 52,000 Twitter followers." Isn't it true that "liking" a page on Facebook gives the owner of that page information about your profile?…
:) That is just in case, IRS excludes its fans from its filters.
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#5"If Nike is analyzing my information, the worst consequence is that they market stuff to me that I don’t want and it’s annoying," says Dayanim. "If the government does it, the worst consequence is there could be legal ramifications, whether it’s fines, penalties or imprisonment."
Maybe don't evade your goddamned taxes then.
Seriously, people who not only evade tax, but follow it up by flaunting that fact in public, deserve absolutely no sympathy.
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#6If you don't want the IRS in your online business, I think there's an easier solution: Pay your taxes.
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#7"If Nike is analyzing my information, the worst consequence is that they market stuff to me that I don’t want and it’s annoying," says Dayanim. "If the government does it, the worst consequence is there could be legal ramifications, whether it’s fines, penalties or imprisonment." Maybe don't evade your goddamned taxes then. Seriously, people who not only evade tax, but follow it up by flaunting that fact in public, d…
Hmm, this sounds like the old "you shouldn't mind surveillance if you've got nothing to hide" argument.
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#8How many people tell the whole truth on facebook? Yay my side business just made the first $300 sale! (but I spent $2k on advertising)
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#9I think all they have to do is litterally like or retweet your post.
Imagine the fear of someone when the IRS likes your post.
You would definately do your taxes right after that because you'd think they knew what you are up to.
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#10"If Nike is analyzing my information, the worst consequence is that they market stuff to me that I don’t want and it’s annoying," says Dayanim. "If the government does it, the worst consequence is there could be legal ramifications, whether it’s fines, penalties or imprisonment." Maybe don't evade your goddamned taxes then. Seriously, people who not only evade tax, but follow it up by flaunting that fact in public, d…
Hmm, this sounds like the old "you shouldn't mind surveillance if you've got nothing to hide" argument.
Except it's not. This is the "you don't get to complain if you brag about your tax evasion in public and then go to jail" argument.