Comment on If you resold Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets, the IRS is watching — A new rule from the IRS is punishing those who resold tickets for more than $600 in profit with a tax penalty

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• hansl@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The IRS will report a crime if they suspect one, but they don’t make the laws. You’re barking off the wrong tree if you think they should be the moral authority.

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• Stumblinbear@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Edit: grammer

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• BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You’re saying that if they suspect someone of profiting off of let’s say, human trafficking, they’d just ask for the taxes and not report the violation?

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  • Bahnd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No, its still a crime to do a crime, but if you profit from your crime and dont report it, its now a double crime! All sarcasm asside, this is what the feds used to nab Al Capone. It also makes it easier for the feds to seize things that may or should have been owed. Remember, even the Joker pays his taxes.

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  • DogsShouldRuleUs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Human trafficking is profoundly illegal, whereas scalping is not (in most states (all but 16)) so this makes your comment pretty silly. Not to mention the massive gap in how bad those two things are…

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    • BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Human trafficking is most definitely “a crime” which is what some people think the IRS doesn’t care about.

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      • DogsShouldRuleUs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yes I did say it’s a crime… it is profoundly illegal… my exact words. According to the law, scalping is only “a crime” in 16 states. People can think whatever they want, I think it’s stupid and should be illegal worldwide, but that doesn’t matter. Gotta put your feelings aside when dealing with things like this, and jumping to extremes like you did is irrational and silly.

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