[IP] Re: Bush's IRS Wants to Make Your Tax Returns Public

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: eackerma@gmail.com [eackerma@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Ethan Ackerman [eackerma@u.washington.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 3:42 PM
To: David Farber
Subject: Re: [IP] Re: Bush's IRS Wants to Make Your Tax Returns Public

Greetings Dave,

It should be noted that the "proposed" regulations discussed were
issued in 2005.

They have already been finalized and are law (though most of the
regulations don't take effect until Jan.2009)

Summary, links at:
http://www.irs.gov/irb/2008-05_IRB/ar01.html#d0e41





On 2/20/08, David Farber <dave@farber.net> wrote:
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> ________________________________________
> From: John Levine [johnl@iecc.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:20 PM
> To: David Farber
> Cc: Lars Poulsen
> Subject: Re: [IP] Re:   Bush's IRS Wants to Make Your Tax Returns Public
>
> >Nobody should be surprised at this. Frankly, I have been suspicious
> >ever since I saw "free online tax-preparation" offered on the net.
> >It is obvious that if an address of a homeowner is worth $5 to
> >marketers, then a complete form 1040 is worth at least $50.
>
> It is my impression that the main impetus for the free online tax prep
> is to sell people overpriced refund anticipation loans, a variant of
> payday loans.  My local credit union offers free tax prep in person,
> to deflect people from the H+R Block refund loans and to encourage
> people to put their refunds in savings accounts and build some assets.
>
> Selling the info to marketers is gravy.
>
> Regards,
> John Levine, johnl@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
> Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://www.johnlevine.com, ex-Mayor
> "More Wiener schnitzel, please", said Tom, revealingly.
>
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