AHHH!   I HATE them all!!!!!  Gives a new meaning to "Beat around the Bush"!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Burke [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 12:41 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: OT: Tax "refund" checks
>
> > From: Wirt Atmar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >
>
> <- snip ->
>
> > Whether this "refund" was merely very poorly explained or
> > whether it is a
> > purposefully deceptive sleight-of-hand on the part of the current
> > administration, it is our understanding, as well as that of
> > Ernst & Young's,
> > that almost everyone has come to misunderstand what this
> > check really is.
> >
>
> <- snip ->
>
> "purposefully deceptive sleight-of-hand" just about covers it.
>
> I worked for a payroll processing firm for 8 years and am somewhat used to
> reading IRS publications. I agree completely with Wirt's analysis. If you
> go
> to www.irs.gov, you will note the phrase "advanced refund" is used to
> describe the checks being sent out. The notice sent to all taxpayers
> recently uses the much more ambiguous phrase "immediate tax relief".
>
> So yes, the up to $600 you get late this summer is simply money you will
> not
> get next spring.
>
> John Burke
>
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