[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 117 (Thursday, July 24, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H6755]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IRS' HYPOCRITICAL WARNINGS TO TAXPAYERS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, we have a saying in Texas that one 
should ``practice what they preach.'' But the IRS has released a video 
that states the importance of keeping good records.
  Now, isn't that lovely?
  Maybe they should save the lecture for Lois Lerner and the IRS 
``Taxocrats.''
  In the video, ``Helen'' from the IRS says:

       Whether you are an individual or a business owner, you can 
     avoid headaches at tax time by keeping good records during 
     the year. Keeping well-organized records helps you answer 
     questions if your return is selected for examination by the 
     IRS.
       You should usually keep these records supporting your tax 
     returns for 3 years. You must keep all employment tax records 
     for at least 4 years after the tax is paid.

  Are you kidding me, Madam Speaker?
  It is interesting. The IRS expects Americans to keep years and years 
of records, but they lose, misplace, destroy, and hide their own 
records.
  The IRS says, Oh, rules for thee, but not for me.
  A little more practicing and a little less preaching by the 
hypocritical IRS is in order.
  And that is just the way it is.

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