Ok, I’m tired of having to wonder about Madonna and her quest to seemingly buy children from Malawi. I’ve heard reports that she now intends to get a girl as well. It’s just too much for me.
But something that is gaining interest is news about Mr. Wesley Snipes. It seems that Mr. Snipes amended a claim to the IRS and got a return of 7 million dollars. On that same return he claimed 0 income, which is why the government gave him the money back. Now, 6 years later the government has issued a warrant for Mr. Snipes.
I have some issues with this whole thing. First is the fact that the government accepted an amended claim of 0 income and made a refund of $7,000,000 without a red flag popping up is not Mr. Snipes fault. I would think someone would have noticed before now. And to suddenly issue a warrant without contacting an individual that has international travel as a normal course of business seems extreme. So far as has been reported no attempt to contact Mr. Snipes has been done.
Second is the fact that the business preparing the taxes is considered a “tax protest organization” should have drawn some interest. It makes this less a question of deception and one of a political statement. This part of course is not being mentioned in the news, in any real degree.
A third though is that I agree with the zero income statement. It was claimed, as reports say so far, that the funds are not available for taxation as the funds were from overseas. I do not think that funds paid out in a foreign nation, for services in a foreign land, should be taxed by the government. I’ve lived overseas, where I worked, for an extended period of time. I cannot agree with paying taxes in the U.S. when I am not home for a year. If I live abroad, spend my income abroad, and work there why do I need to pay taxes back home? It seems harsh. Were I in-nation for part of the year, then I can see making a portion of that income available, but not all of it.
The last thing is why are the talking heads (in this case the ones at Fox News cable network) making such a fuss over the fact that no one is aware of where Mr. Wesley Snipes is. As a celebrity it would not be unusual for him to be on vacation, or on a trip, outside the country or in seclusion. It would not be strange for Mr. Snipes to be working on a film somewhere in the world, and not immediately aware of what is going on here in the United States. To hear the talking heads speak, it sounds as if Mr. Snipes is actively avoiding contact, which may well be inaccurate. I dislike when these television programs make assumptions or present news in a manner as to imply something that they have no idea about. But perhaps that’s just me.
This is what I think, what do you think?
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