IRS and the Interest Deduction
Anybody else having issues with the IRS on the mortgage interest deduction for the motorhome as a second home? My motorhome is financed through Wells Fargo Bank. For the entire life of the loan they...
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msmith1199 wrote:wny_pat wrote:msmith1199 wrote:wny_pat wrote:
After reading this thread, and the much throwing around the term "agent", makes me so glad that a retired, actual badge/credential carrying "IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent" does my taxes.
You were with the IRS or your tax guys is a former IRS agent? I've worked with many of the Criminal Investigator guys and they are completely separate from the civil division that handles your taxes and tax forms. The criminal guys can't even look at your income tax forms without special permission from a Federal Judge through the US Attorney's Office. They can get a transcript easier, but not the actual return.
Note that I said he is retired. He worked both the civil and the criminal side before retiring.
I saw you said he was retired, I just couldn't figure out if you meant it was you, or this was somebody else. And if he worked on the civil side that's where he got his experience that allows him now to prepare taxes. The guys that work on the criminal side know less about taxes than I do. They have to go to H&R Block to get theirs done.
You are so correct in that comment. The CID guys/gals are not real well versed in the actual tax laws. They do a heck of a job of intimidation though!
One of the big problems that I have with former IRS agents doing tax returns is that their job was always to get MORE money for the government, not saving money for the taxpayer.
