http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/13/2604016/irs-suits-pay-visit-to-car-wash.html
Bob Shallit: IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents
By Bob Shallit
The Sacramento Bee
Published: Saturday, Mar. 13, 2010 – 12:00 am | Page 1B
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It was every businessperson’s nightmare.
Arriving at Harv’s Metro Car Wash in midtown Wednesday afternoon were two dark-suited IRS agents demanding payment of delinquent taxes. “They were deadly serious, very aggressive, very condescending,” says Harv’s owner, Aaron Zeff.
The really odd part of this: The letter that was hand-delivered to Zeff’s on-site manager showed the amount of money owed to the feds was … 4 cents.
Inexplicably, penalties and taxes accruing on the debt – stemming from the 2006 tax year – were listed as $202.31, leaving Harv’s with an obligation of $202.35.
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He was lucky they didn’t use their “customer satisfaction devices” (i.e., one or more of those assault rifles the IRS recently took delivery of)!
Argh!
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