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Title: <strike>Undocumented workers </strike> Illegal Aliens got billions from IRS in tax credits, audit finds
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URL Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs ... blog.html?wpisrc=nl_fedinsider
Published: Sep 2, 2011
Author: Lisa Rein
Post Date: 2011-09-02 11:19:55 by Jethro Tull
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Views: 181
Comments: 10
By Lisa Rein The Internal Revenue Service allowed undocumented workers to collect $4.2 billion in refundable tax credits last year, a new audit says, almost quadruple the sum five years ago. Although undocumented workers are not eligible for federal benefits, the report released Thursday by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration concludes that federal law is ambiguous on whether these workers qualify for a tax break based on earned income called the additional child tax credit. Taxpayers can claim this credit to reduce what they owe in taxes, often getting refunds from the government. The vagueness of federal law may have contributed to the $4.2 billion in credits, the report said. The IRS said it lacks the authority to disallow the claims. Wage earners who do not have Social Security numbers and are not authorized to work in the United States can use what the IRS calls individual taxpayer identification numbers. Often these result in fraudulent claims on tax returns, auditors found. Their data showed that 72 percent of returns filed with taxpayer identification numbers claimed the child tax credit. The audit recommended that the IRS seek clarification on the law and check the immigration status of filers with taxpayer indentificaion numbers. IRS officials, in response to a draft of the report, agreed to consult with the Treasury Department on the law. But they said they have no legal authority to demand that filers prove their legal status when the tax agency processes returns. Changes to tax law are partly to blame for the explosion in refunds for additional child tax credits in recent years, auditors found. Before 2001, filers needed to have three or more children to qualify — and to owe more Social Security taxes than earned income credits. But those requirements have been eliminated and the allowable refund for each child doubled. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 also made the refund easier to get, auditors found.
Poster Comment: The next time some open border asshat mumbles something about Illegals being a plus for AmeriKa, ask them to voluntarily double the amount of personal taxes they pay to help cover this mess.
Undocumented workers got billions from IRS in tax credits, audit finds
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#1. To: Jethro Tull, *The Border* (#0)
It's sheer madness, we're funding the very people who want to kill us: Latino group claims Aztlán war in next five years By Miguel Perez, Phoenix Civil Rights Examiner Phoenix-based Nuestros Reconquistos claims that there will be a war very similar to the Civil War fought in the next five years. “La Raza and MEChA have already talked to Latinos and Phoenix and explained that Latinos need to arm themselves for war,” says Nuestros Reconquistos President Manuel Longoria. Cecilia Maldonado of Chicanos Unidos Arizona isn’t hoping for any sort of war, but believes it may be unavoidable. “For generations, our people have prepared us to take back the lands of the Southwest that were stolen from our Mexican ancestors. Because of the bad economy and many racist laws, Latinos will be forced to fight sooner than later,” says Mrs. Maldonado. Latino groups believe they have enough people in states such as California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas to successfully wage a war on the United States. Who’s side will you be on?
Insanity is the current fad. We'll just have to learn to Live With It!< /s>
Thanks for getting it X-Man. We don't need more that 15-20% of the nation to understand what needs to be done to protect our nation. The remainder of the population can thank us after we save their bacon.
or the Presidency either so we should all be getting a hefty tax refund from Obama for the paychecks and perk expenses that he's evidently ineligible to have received.
------- "They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC
who stole them by conquest from the Apaches, et al. Native Americans in the region, yes? Where are all the "Progressive" libs to chastise them for that? Taking a siesta, I suppose.
------- "They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC
These clowns have NO idea... Are they really this stupid?
Break the Conventions - Keep the Commandments - G.K.Chesterson Unfortunately, the majority of the "reconquista's" are extremely dense, to the point that they think FedGov agents will catch bullets meant for them.
You've gone too far, that question is a mark of heresy :p
Thanks for getting it X-Man. We don't need more that 15-20% of the nation to understand what needs to be done to protect our nation. The remainder of the population can thank us after we save their bacon. If they want war, they got it. I'm a crack shot at 250 yards with my FAL. BTW, I do not eat bacon. Pork is not a clean meat. Hogs do not sweat. ;)
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Pshaw. :) This is from Geronimo: Between 1820 and 1835 alone, some 5000 Mexicans died in Apache raids, and 100 settlements were destroyed. In 1835, Mexico had placed a bounty on Apache scalps. [Geronimo and his first wife] had three children. On March 6, 1858, a company of 400 Mexican soldiers from Sonora led by Colonel José María Carrasco attacked [the Apache] camp outside Janos while the men were in town trading. Among those killed were [Geronimo's] wife, his children, and his mother. “Late one afternoon when returning from town we were met by a few women and children who told us that Mexican troops from some other town had attacked our camp, killed all the warriors of the guard, captured all our ponies, secured our arms, destroyed our supplies, and killed many of our women and children. [sic] I found that my aged mother, my young wife, and my three small children were among the slain. There were no lights in camp, so without being noticed I silently turned away and stood by the river. How long I stood there I do not know, but when I saw the warriors arranging for a council I took my place. ” —- Geronimo, Geronimo's story of his life, Kas-Ki-Yeh, 1909. Geronimo's chief, Mangas Coloradas, sent him to Cochise's band for help in revenge against the Mexicans. Allegedly it was during this incident that the name Geronimo came about. This appellation stemmed from a battle in which, ignoring a deadly hail of bullets, he repeatedly attacked Mexican soldiers with a knife, causing them to utter appeals to Saint Jerome ("Jeronimo!"). Americans heard this and thought his name was Geronimo, and the name stuck. Massacre at Casa Grande In 1873 the Mexicans once again attacked the Apache.[16] After months of fighting in the mountains, the Apaches and Mexicans decided upon a peace treaty at Casa Grande.[16] After terms were agreed upon, the Mexican gave mescal to the Apache and while they were intoxicated, the Mexican troops attacked and killed twenty Apaches and captured many more. "It has been a long time since then, but still I have no love for the Mexicans. With me they were always treacherous and malicious. ” —- Geronimo, My Life: The Autobiography of Geronimo, 1905 ------- "They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
#2. To: X-15 (#1)
"It's sheer madness, we're funding the very people who want to kill us:"
#3. To: X-15 (#1)
It's sheer madness, we're funding the very people who want to kill us
#4. To: Jethro Tull (#0)
undocumented workers are not eligible for federal benefits
#5. To: X-15 (#1)
Cecilia Maldonado of Chicanos Unidos Arizona isn’t hoping for any sort of war, but believes it may be unavoidable. “For generations, our people have prepared us to take back the lands of the Southwest that were stolen from our Mexican ancestors
#6. To: X-15, 4 (#1)
Latino groups believe they have enough people in states such as California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas to successfully wage a war on the United States.
#7. To: Lod (#6)
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
#8. To: GreyLmist (#5)
who stole them by conquest from the Apaches, et al. Native Americans in the region, yes? Where are all the "Progressive" libs to chastise them for that?
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
#9. To: Jethro Tull, X-15 (#3)
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It's sheer madness, we're funding the very people who want to kill us
#10. To: X-15 (#8)
You've gone too far, that question is a mark of heresy :p
The first Apache raids on [Spanish settlements] appear to have taken place during the late 17th century.
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