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Monday, 08 April 2013
The IRS wants to friend you on Facebook and follow you on Twitter
Think that only your friends care about the pictures you post to Facebook? Guess again. The IRS could be snooping on you.
You have until April 15th to file a return - and the IRS will be collecting a lot more than just taxes this year.
According to several reports, the agency will also be collecting personal information from sites like Facebook and Twitter.
It says the effort is to catch people trying to beat the system, but some say it goes too far.
Attorney Kristen Mathews warns to be careful with what you say on social media platforms.
Take those warnings seriously.
Your whole life is on Facebook. The new car. That 12 day cruise up the Nile with 8 friends. Dinners at fancy restaurants. The IRS sees it all, and then asks, whaddaya mean you're only reporting $25,000 in income this year?
Or, much more likely, conservatives who regularly criticize Dear Leader will find themselves subjected to enhanced scrutiny. You know, guys like me. We could start being hauled in for proctological audits. All it takes is for them to scour social media sites and the next thing we know we're on a list.
I'm not being paranoid either. He "joked" about doing just that back in 2009. And then Tea Party groups were coincidentally audited in record numbers.
So watch what you post online, and always remember the IRS motto: "We've got
what it takes to take what you've got." Now you'll have to excuse me as I
go double-check my friends list.
Posted at 14:58 by Chris Wysocki
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