Arriving at Harv’s Metro Car Wash in midtown (Sacramento) Wednesday afternoon were two dark-suited IRS agents demanding payment of delinquent taxes. “They were deadly serious, very aggressive, very condescending,” says Harv’s owner, Aaron Zeff.
The really odd part of this: The letter that was hand-delivered to Zeff’s on-site manager showed the amount of money owed to the feds was … 4 cents.
Inexplicably, penalties and taxes accruing on the debt – stemming from the 2006 tax year – were listed as $202.31, leaving Harv’s with an obligation of $202.35.
Zeff, who also owns local parking lots and is the president of the Midtown Business Association, finds the situation a bit comical.
“It’s hilarious,” he says, “that two people hopped in a car and came down here for just 4 cents. I think (the IRS) may have a problem with priorities.”
Gotta pay down the deficit somehow.
Maybe it is different with business taxes, but everything I do with the IRS gets rounded to the nearest dollar. I think computer error will be the ultimate explanation.
$202 owed for 4 cents, then how much does Timothy Geithner owe?
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He doesn’t owe anything, he’s already in hell according to most people. Can’t do much worse, or if you could it’s won’t matter.
I’m calling bull on this. It is my understanding that anything less than $1.00, either way, is forgiven.