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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bahabully, post: 1294252, member: 17555&quot;]... a bottle opener... a 12 pack... and my 2 front teeth.&nbsp;&nbsp; What else does a man need ?:devil:</p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;big oil&quot; case was described to me as a slam dunk...&nbsp; however, the topic of the conversation was not specific to this example, it was a discussion of how the IRS worked at the time my friend was there.</p><p>It was described to me as essentially 3 tier.</p><p>1 - the body that audited and passed violations to the 2nd group</p><p>2 - the body that decided whether or not to litigate a case (actuarials, and business case folks)</p><p>3 - the legal body that brought charges and went after folks.</p><p><br /></p><p>.... the conversation was specific to bodies 1 and 2, and how the #1 often resented the #2 because of thier tendency to settle rather than pass a case to #3....&nbsp; which is where the example came in (it was one of the very cases that they had ever observed that actually went to #3),, so yes, in order for a case this size to go to #3 you can bet you lefty that the there was a clear and provable violation for the amount specified... the kicker was that they still settled.&nbsp;&nbsp; I guess if you have the legal staff, you can pretty much do anything you want to do in the good ol&#039; usa... </p><p><br /></p><p>Doug makes a good point,&nbsp; a .43 cent stamp carrying the scary&nbsp; IRS seal mailed out to a boat load of little fish is probably the best business case going for the IRS to quickly net a bunch of fish and easy cash.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sure beats fighting the same big fish for your entire career only to watch them throw the hook a year or so before you retire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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