when last we parted, you may have been concerned that we were doomed to lose everything and end up behind steel bars. no, not yet. sorry to disappoint. here’s our response to that letter 3176c nonsense:
so, as we made perfectly clear, the provisions of section 6702 most assuredly do not apply to us. but common sense isn’t common among bureaucrats so they just don’t know what else to do except send us another ridiculous form letter.
this time it’s letter 3175c:
“we have determined that the arguments you raised are frivolous and have no basis in law. federal courts have consistently ruled against such arguments and imposed significant fines for taking such frivolous positions.”
boy, they really love that word “frivolous!” but surely you noticed, nowhere in anything i filed did i state a “position.” this is just a form letter. it isn’t specific to me or anything i filed. it’s all bluster. but for good measure, they went ahead and billed us anyway, one for each of us, one for each of 2019 and 2020, so $20,000 (so far) for those of you keeping score at home.
this shows up as notice cp15:
helpfully, they included the provisions of 6702(a) right on the notice, which of course I already addressed specifically. do you know what is missing here?
DUE PROCESS
that’s how you know it’s a fraud. also, highlighted on page one of notice cp15 is the code associated with the penalty. here, i’ll make it bigger for you:
swell. at least you can’t say they don’t have a sense of humor.
is all hope lost? will there be no inheritance for my kids?? tune in next time to see if i’m on my way to the pokey.