But I was told not to be a "Whiner"

For many years the IRS arbitrarily made up their own rules with *total* disregard for any law that congress had made and as you and I have already mentioned, were *ordered* by congress to shape up a couple of years ago in the wake of endless horror stories by American citizens during their hearings into IRS abuses.

Some people feel that no matter what "Big Brother" does, you need to just go along with it and not utter a word of complaint and if you have the gall to complain you are just crying and whining.

I'm with you.....I think another "Tea Party" is in order!

Gary
> Perhaps you failed Reading 101.

> I never questioned the need to collect
> taxes. And it was not "his" taxes
> that were in question. The issue was did the
> IRS have the right to tell a business man
> how he should run his business. The tax LAWS
> you claim he ignored, do not define
> independant contractors. These definitions
> are IRS interpretations of the intent of
> Congress. I blame Congress, not the IRS for
> the complexity of our tax code. Congress
> held hearings two years ago suggesting to
> the IRS that tax payers were being bullied
> and abused. Since then, I think the IRS has
> improved. I have found them very helpful on
> some recent issues I had with them. However
> they can only help you if they understand
> the code themselves. Money magazine's annual
> calls to the IRS for help, proves they do
> not.

> I still feel that the IRS harshly defines
> independant contractors, because they are
> addicted to businesses collecting their
> taxes and they don't want a bunch of truck
> drivers fumbling though a Schedule C.