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- Dept. of the Treasury
- Internal Revenue Service
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- Person to contact: Burt Johnson
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- Internal Revenue Service
- 316 N Robert St
- St Paul MN 55101
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- October 21, 1997
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- Dear Mr. Newland:
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- We recently received correspondence from you which is similar
to correspondence received previously from known tax protesters.
We are writing you to express our concern with your letter.
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- In the past we have been involved with some individuals who
have been discouraged with the income tax system and the amount of
taxes that they are paying. This discouragement sometimes leads to
the individual coming in contact with another person who claims to
have an easy answer. This person is usually involved in a
groundless tax protest scheme that he/she is making available for
a fee.
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- Unfortunately, the only one who benefits from these schemes is
the seller of the information package.
- The purchaser of this package, by following the instructions
of the seller, eventually ends up paying all taxes rightfully owed
in addition to a substantial amount of penalties, and may even be
prosecuted criminally. These consequences are the result of a
theory or scheme presented in such a manner that it sounds legal,
when in actuality it is not.
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- We have enclosed educational material to hopefully
answer some of the questions that you may have. Please take time
to read these items over.
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- This letter was issued as a deterrent and will serve as
notification of the illegality of tax protest schemes. Any acts
determined in the future to be that of an illegal tax protester,
will be punishable to the full extent of the law. This letter and
the attachment reflects our position on the items you address in
your letter and we do not feel it is productive to restate this
position over and over. Therefore, any further contact regarding
these same or similar issues will not be addressed.
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(s)Burt Johnson
- Group Manager
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Go to IRS
"Educational Material"
- (This leads to 5 pages of images--possibly long
downloads)
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- Go to Newland's
reply to Burt Johnson
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- Go to
"Find
out about Bob Newland"
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- Email Bob
Newland