ZBB
Emperor
Same here, but I'm in Scottsdale, so slightly different rates… I've heard of some cities in AZ sending a use bill if they review the AZ MVD records -- but I never received one...
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Same here, but I'm in Scottsdale, so slightly different rates… I've heard of some cities in AZ sending a use bill if they review the AZ MVD records -- but I never received one...
NigelM
Recovering Member
Hah, I'm not the one bragging and joking about lying and cheating on my taxes. But hey if that makes you feel good, then have it.
We're all adults here guys. Probably bad form to publicly proclaim cheating on taxes, but let's not get all preachy.
NigelM
Recovering Member
Nope, you asked for thoughts so I shared mine. Now you're editing the original post (pointless seeing as it's already been quoted btw) there's little point in continuing the discussion.
NigelM
Recovering Member
BrianC
Member
Time to move on I think... TL DR version: dude skimped on a sales tax payment and others shared some stuff.
Canuck
Well-Known Member
"Tax avoidance is completely legal—and extremely wise. Tax evasion, on the other hand, is an attempt to reduce your tax liability by deceit, subterfuge, or concealment. Tax evasion is a crime."
Tax Avoidance Is Legal; Tax Evasion Is Criminal | BizFilings Toolkit
Read the rules and examples. I'd take the original receipt and go back and pay the proper amount of tax. No one is anonymous on the internet and it's much better to get a good night's sleep than be thinking about a possible knock on the door.
Tax Avoidance Is Legal; Tax Evasion Is Criminal | BizFilings Toolkit
Read the rules and examples. I'd take the original receipt and go back and pay the proper amount of tax. No one is anonymous on the internet and it's much better to get a good night's sleep than be thinking about a possible knock on the door.
BoerumHill
not great not terrible
Insane,
The Kentucky Department of Revenue has a Sales Tax fraud hotline on their website. You're in here bragging about cheating on Sales & Use Tax and insulting other posters (who might be calling that hotline as I type this.) How hard do you think it would be for someone to match up a 2014 P85D registered Q3 2015? That's low hanging fruit for an investigator.
This isn't a cute fraternity prank. It's a class D felony. And you're creating risk for yourself, where virtually none previously existe, by posting about it on the internet.
Ask the mods to delete & move on.
The Kentucky Department of Revenue has a Sales Tax fraud hotline on their website. You're in here bragging about cheating on Sales & Use Tax and insulting other posters (who might be calling that hotline as I type this.) How hard do you think it would be for someone to match up a 2014 P85D registered Q3 2015? That's low hanging fruit for an investigator.
This isn't a cute fraternity prank. It's a class D felony. And you're creating risk for yourself, where virtually none previously existe, by posting about it on the internet.
Ask the mods to delete & move on.
I followed the advise of an individual working at the DMV office. Based on her seating and desk I perceived her to be someone of authority and experience.
Any way I see that people are angered so I have requested this to be removed. Hopefully it is gone soon.
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ZBB
Emperor
Note -- the IRS considers driving to/from work and your residence to be commuting. If you are reimbursed for that by your company, it would be considered a taxable payment. See IRS Publication 463 of consult a tax advisor if you would like more information.
Your point about people overstating business mileage is true. Just keep in mind that the IRS does require a mileage log to be kept and can ask for that in an audit. Google Maps makes it very easy to verify distances (and some of the expense reporting tools many companies now use include a Google Maps tool to calculate mileage).
Please be careful everyone. As Canuck posted -- tax evasion is a crime (and he made a good point about tax avoidance)...
cpa
Active Member
I have prepared a few tax returns (just a few--upwards of 5,000) over the past 35 years. I have clients from all walks of life and income levels. These folks would never steal from another. They would never disregard a bill. They would never haggle over an invoice. But some of these clients think it is OK to "massage" some of the amounts on their tax returns in order to reduce their tax burdens.
We may not agree with the tax laws. We may not like how the politicians and bureaucrats spend (throw away) our tax dollars. We may believe that we pay way too much on taxes. I do not argue with these beliefs. These are true feelings.
We all know that the chances of being caught are infinitesimally small. And if we are, this is usually a civil matter and the only penalty is interest, with an occasional punitive assessment tacked on.
Nonetheless, the laws apply to all. We do not get a choice of which laws to obey and which to disregard just because we can get away with something or because we don't like them.
We may not agree with the tax laws. We may not like how the politicians and bureaucrats spend (throw away) our tax dollars. We may believe that we pay way too much on taxes. I do not argue with these beliefs. These are true feelings.
We all know that the chances of being caught are infinitesimally small. And if we are, this is usually a civil matter and the only penalty is interest, with an occasional punitive assessment tacked on.
Nonetheless, the laws apply to all. We do not get a choice of which laws to obey and which to disregard just because we can get away with something or because we don't like them.
We rarely delete entire threads.
From what I understand you purposely didn't bring in the invoice showing you paid $100+k for the P85D and asked them to pull up the value of the car from their records and they came in with the incorrect low value of $82,000. When asked if you'd pay 6% of that you said no. They went back and came up with $79,900 and you agreed to that for some reason. Did you not correct them when they gave you the incorrect value of the car? Also, since their initial number was $30,000 too low why did you continue to haggle?
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NigelM
Recovering Member
You said your California resident friend was leasing her car from her fathers company in Oregon. In that case it is illegal not to have it registered in California. If the vehicle was furnished to her by her father and remains in his name there's no registration requirement; although booking that as a business expense might be a whole different discussion.
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