[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 5, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5822]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TAXED OFF TO THE LIMIT

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, the IRS dropped in on Ed and Martha 
Collins of East Aurora, NY. The IRS demanded every single receipt on 
their 1993 return. Even though the Collinses had every single receipt 
to corroborate that 1993 return, the IRS was not satisfied and demanded 
$540. And the reason they said was they had conducted an economic 
reality audit and the IRS determined that Collins Bed and Breakfast 
spent too much money on food, laundry, and cleaning services for their 
guests.
  Unbelievable. Tell me, Mr. Speaker, what did the IRS expect? Weiners 
and beans? Paper towels? Porta potties? Beam me up. What is next. Will 
the IRS determine what the toilet tissue needs are of the American 
family? No wonder the American people are taxed off. Taxed off to the 
limit. Congress should do something about the IRS.

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