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Except that I don't evade taxes, and I don't want the IRS using my online presence to profile me and decide if I fit the profile of a tax evader.


The IRS doesn't use your online profile to decide if you're a tax evader. It's simply fearmongering from anti-tax advocates.

The IRS doesn't even have the budget to carry out basic audits in which the bulk of the investigational burden is placed on the taxpayer (by means of responding to auto-generated documentation requests). It certainly doesn't have the budget to invest in a high-tech system that could track multiple social media platforms and somehow connect that to financial spending or tax reporting.


Being afraid they might get things wrong is like being afraid your car might lose its wheel on the highway.

Could it happen? Yes. Is it a risk one must take in order to partake in the luxuries of the lifestyle one leads? Yes.




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