Saturday, March 30, 2013

IRS knowingly sends Billions in Fraudulent Refunds to Illegal Immigrants

A WTHR-TV Indianapolis investigative report exposes a fraudulent scheme wherein the IRS is sending $4.2 billion per year to illegal immigrants as an "additional child tax credit" for children who don't even live in the U.S.
Further, the IRS and Congress have been ignoring the scheme for years.  The Inspector General's office has repeatedly identified the problem in audit after audit.  The IG, Russell George says, "The magnitude of the problem has grown exponentially," but the IRS is doing nothing to stop it.
"It's so easy it's ridiculous," the tax preparer whistleblower who exposed the fraud admits.  Names are simply listed on the IRS form. "The more you put on there, the more you get back." No questions asked…the check's in the mail.

Read more: http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/bobbeauprez/2013/03/30/irs-knowingly-sends-billions-in-fraudulent-refunds-to-illegal-immigrants-n1553242?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl

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