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Show The Paper That Dares To Take R notice which was to A Stand $ Involved On UTAIHI have been acted upon the naming the Henderson home was arsoned. Tragedy at after receive information fact well known by all of his associates and rnost definitely by the IRS, is that the Hendersons refused to pay interest and late payment penalties which the IH3 assessed them after the IRS had in rapid succession, lost several of their income tax payment checks. They made it clear to the IRS that they wanted this discrepAnother ancy adjudicated in a court of law since they were not responsible for the loss of these checks, and therefore should not be assessed penalties and fines for late payment. However, the audacity of the Internal Revenue Service knows no bounds. They went to the Henderson's bank, withdrew their money, contacted Henderson's creditors and took all money owed him, leaving the family penniless. It did not matter to Karkness that his collections were far in excess of the alleged debt; it did not matter to him a, tiny baby dangerously ill and blind since birth; it did not matter to Karkness whether the other children were hungry; it did not matter to him that Urs. Henderson needed medical treatment. . .the only thing that mattered to him was collecting. . .and collecting. . .and collecting. . .way over and above the amount of the reput- ed 'tax. And yet, his excuse for all of this intimidation is, "i have a job to do! Since it is also a fact (and one kept cuiet for obvious reasons) that IRS agents receive a commission or a percentage of all monies collected, It is no wonder that Karkness is so enthusiastic in "just that they 1976 The Utah inc&p' Jily had doing his job"! ifith the burning of the Henderson home, many very serious questions remain unanswered, some of which are these: What happened to Mrs. Henderson and her 8 children? Here they abducted as several neighbors suspect? Did she rible the last view, can I answer questions if I dont know specifically what the Internal RevI thought enue Service wants to know such things only took place in Nazi Ger- many with the Gestapo or with the Soviet KGB. What precluded this angry outburst by a top Midwestern business executive was an audit by IRS agents who asked a series of 1 questions so broad and sweeping in 1 their nature that they were almost answerable. un- Supposedly they are being asked by IRS agents around the nation to uncover alleged corporate corruption among thousands of business executives in 1,200 American corporations. . All responses to questions must be in writing," Directive No. 68 states, 'and signed by the individual being questioned in either affidavit form or as a written declaration made under the penalties of perjury." If the individual refuses to answer, an IRS summons will be issued, Alexander HOW TO KEEP SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENT Continued from page 3 the change had been in force long enough to have full effect) to about $65 billion per year. In other words, the scheme would be in the black This again to the extent of about $6 billion a year. would build up the Social Security trust fund, increasing the margin of security for future needs. Most people would be willing to. work from five to eight years a longer, I believe, if they could be sure of receiving more satisfactory income during their retirement years. Most of us are able to do effective work to age 70, and many far beyond that time. Many in their late 70 s and 80s are doing their best work. If we want to consume more, let us work more in order to make it possible. Economics Department NORTHWOOD INSTITUTE I j Another terrible fact Is this: When an individual has the courage to stand up and shout for his constitutional right for a trial by jury in a TAX case, he is intimidated refused all considerations and decencies that other government agencies accord as a matter of common courtesy. Through a naive belief in the justice of our government agencies, and most particularly of the 1R3, many fine upstanding American citizens find with beyond belief, and (and then only when it's too late) that clarity there is no justice in the collecting or assessment of in- -, come tax. You pay what they say you owe, or ELSE! The Hendersons found this out while being stripped unmercifully of EVERY possession; and now, if they are still alive, must live in obscurity as fugitives from the very government shocking they trusted to protect them. What a tragedy. . .what a gross, heartbreaking tragedy! same time, executives have asked and compligotten extensions of the ance rule laid down by Washington for businessmen to answer such unanswer-- , able questions. 10-d- ay stated. If there is an indication that the answers are false, the matter will be immediately referred to the IRS Intelligence Division for appropriate criminal action. A number of business executives with whom I have spoken who have already been confronted with this IRS inquisition contend that the 1 questions are so sweeping and general that they are not only impossible to answer, but clearly indicate a presumption of guilt. These same executives contend that IRS agents refuse to allow a corporate attorney to be present at the interroga1 tion sessions. How can I answer such sweeping vague questions dealing with hundreds of details," one executive said, that deal with a corporation if I cannot, rely on the advice of our corporate attorney?" To illustrate the nature of the 1 1 - General Marquis det Lafayette A . Business executives who have already faced this IRS inquisition are convinced that Directive No. 68 is an attempt by the Ford Administration to outflank Democrats who plan to use Watergate, corporate campaign contributions and the IRS issue against the President in the coming campaign. Apparently this IRS probe, one ex- ecutive said, is to prove that the Ford Administration is cleaning up the bribes, kickbacks and slush funds which the Democrats claim were at the root of Watergate. . Its a helluva comment on the state of politics that a Republican President, who says he wants to restore confidence in government and to free business from regulation, allows the IRS to conduct this kind of campaign against business with such bullyboy tactics." so-call- Copley News Service ques- tions asked by the IRS, here is Question 1 as contained in Directive No. 68: Did the corporation, any corporate officer or employe or any third party acting on behalf of the corporation, make, directly or indirectly, any bribes, kick-bacor other payments, regardless of form, whether m money, property, or ks services, to any employe, person, company or organization, or any representative of any person, company or organization, to obtain favorable treatment in securing business or to otherwise obtain special concessions, or to pay favorable treatment for business secured, or for special concessions already obtained?" IRS field agents are reported to have been appalled at such questions. At the S we When we are not able to do what we wish, must do what we can. , something ter- . By JEFFREY ST.JOHN The questions are contained in IRS Directive No. 68 dated April 7, 1976, and sent to all field offices in the nation and approved by IRS Commissioner Donald Alexander. The directive reads more like an indictment handed down by a star chamber inquisition than a routine IRS probe for illegal corporate slush funds" and kickbacks. that dent Page 11 ' about to happen and was rushed to safety to some secret place? And since it was such an obvious case of arson, is there a bonafide investigation under way? (According to neighbors interviewed 3 days after the fire, there had only been a preliminary investigation at the time the fire was being put out.) Why was the house burned the night before the eviction - an event which was to be witnessed by several members of the Logan American Party along with photographers from a local paper? The last major question that needs an immediate answer is this: Does the Internal Revenue Service need money so badly that they must browbeat, terrorize, victimize, coerce, break laws that other people would be. imprisoned for, in order to satisfy an ALLEGED debt? A part of this same question is: Why not take the matter through a court of law for adjudication as are most other financial discrepancies? was Ford Administration Should Stop IRS 'Bullyboys' How in God's name," the business executive exploded in a telephone inter- moment -- He who would distinguish the true from the false must have an adequate idea of what is true -- Benedict Spinoza and false. HOW AMERICANS LOSE FREEDOMS Few people are opposed to school busing, but many are opposed to forced busing. Few people are opposed to unionism, but many are opposed to compulsory unionism. Few people are opposed to freedom, but many are not opposed to making something a re- quirement, to forbidding something else, and so we have forced busing, and so we have compulsory unionism, and so in time have everything that is not required being forbidden. And Americans will have lost we will freedom. When power abuses are the problem you cannot get far by trying to stop the abuses. It is like trying to bail out a flooded basement without fixing the broken water main that is flooding the basement. ed -- |