Re:Why most gas stations don’t make money from selling gas
by addicted on Sunday September 12, 2021 @10:53AM
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Except this is absolutely wrong but sure.
The idea that the IRS (actually state tax agencies since a lot of gas and sales taxes go to states) don’t know about and aggressively target small businesses is fiction.
In fact, the likes of small gas stations falls squarely in the tax evasion targeting sweet spot because they are large enough to draw enough money from in a tax evasion case, but not large enough that they will use up government resources in never ending lawsuits.
This is why I get annoyed when I hear people say "the 'rich' aren't paying their taxes." In fact it's the "poor" -- or rather the people who purport to be poor -- who aren't paying their taxes. Every dime I earn the Government knows about.
But every time I have to do business with a someone who will only accept cash, I see much evidence of shady bookkeeping.