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Re:Taxation of illegal income in the United States by R0b0t1 on Sunday April 17, 2022 @04:18PM (#31064067)
Other states do this and even the federal government, I think. They're shooting themselves in the foot. If the path to legal possession is tortuous and likely to incriminate you then you're protected from divulging it and your nonpayment of taxes is wholly legal on the grounds attempting to collect makes the state violate the 5th.

The widespread use of parallel construction -- and even merely its plausibility -- means that the IRS's current stance on reporting illegal income is likely suspect as well.

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Re:Taxation of illegal income in the United States by gnopgnip on Sunday April 17, 2022 @06:21PM (#31065057)
The irs is prohibited from sharing taxpayer info without a warrant. There have been many cases in the past where your fifth amendment rights have not prevented tax liability or criminal charges for illegal income.
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Re:Taxation of illegal income in the United States by 6c737133 on Sunday April 17, 2022 @08:35PM (#31066002)
Ya and the NSA was prohibited from spying on American citizens without a warrant - hows that going?
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Re:Taxation of illegal income in the United States by R0b0t1 on Sunday April 17, 2022 @08:15PM (#31065874)
I know, but that doesn't mean it's right.
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Re:Taxation of illegal income in the United States by geoduck14 on Monday April 18, 2022 @10:36AM (#31071218)
>The irs is prohibited from sharing taxpayer info without a warrant.

Ok, sure. And I'm supposed to do the dishes before my wife comes home, too.

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Re:Taxation of illegal income in the United States by arcticbull on Sunday April 17, 2022 @05:55PM (#31064853)
There have been a number of cases where the legality of requiring tax payment on illicit income hinges on the state tax authorities providing a means of paying said taxes completely anonymously.

Of course they do not expect anyone to pay - this is merely so they can Capone people. It's much easier to nail people for tax evasion than for the actual crimes they committed in a lot of cases.

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