04-29-2019, 09:22 AM
They are pulling out all the stops to bleed every last drop out of every last taxpayer due to the rail budget shortfall. A friend of mine in HNL was audited on some GET taxes he paid many years ago and they wound up stealing over $5k from him because he no longer had the records (long story involving a divorce and losing half his stuff).
Of course, none of it would have happened if he was "under the table". He wound up permanently closing his business during the audit.
Publishing the names and amounts is a common practice elsewhere, I don't know that it's ever been effective. Maybe they should require them to wear the amount they owe in big scarlet numerals on their chest, and they can raise their past due tax amounts begging for donations at stoplights. In other states, the hobos beg for money and ride the trains. Here the hobos will have to beg for money to finance the trains.
Of course, none of it would have happened if he was "under the table". He wound up permanently closing his business during the audit.
Publishing the names and amounts is a common practice elsewhere, I don't know that it's ever been effective. Maybe they should require them to wear the amount they owe in big scarlet numerals on their chest, and they can raise their past due tax amounts begging for donations at stoplights. In other states, the hobos beg for money and ride the trains. Here the hobos will have to beg for money to finance the trains.