According to the Sacramento Fox Network affiliate, a car wash in Sacramento recently came under investigation by the IRS and even received a visit from federal agents. The cause: The car wash owed a whopping four cents in backed taxes. Certainly there is a valid “law-and-order” argument that even small infractions need to be addressed, but there is no reason that this case could not have been handled by a letter or telephone calls.
An unexpected visit from the IRS? That’s exactly what happened last Wednesday at Harv’s Metro Carwash in Midtown.
“I come to work, and my manager says, you’re not going to believe this. A couple of IRS agents just came in here demanding payment for back taxes,”said carwash owner Aaron Zeff.
And even more incredible – the amount.
“I looked at the letter and I couldn’t believe what I saw. The number was astonishing. Four cents,” Zeff said.
Coupled with late fees and penalties – coming to a total of $202.35.
“If we knew anything about it, if we received any correspondence we would’ve immediately addressed it,” Zeff’s attorney, Ashley West said.
They only learned about the delinquent debt this week, West added.
http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-news-harvscarwash,0,329243.story
