Everyone knows that the United States has many intelligence departments, which collect various intelligence around the world, such as the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), etc. In particular, the FBI is almost well-known in Chinese countries, because the intelligence personnel of this organization have done so many incredible things that they are called the most terrifying organization, and finally become one of the important themes of Hollywood movies.
However, in fact, the department that Americans fear the most is not the FBI or CBI, but the IRS. What department is this? The full name of IRS is Internal RevenueService, which is the U.S. International Taxation Service. Someone laughed when he saw this. What is there to be afraid of in a tax-collecting department? Isn’t it just to pay money to the country? Everyone wants to be simple.
IRS is extremely powerful in the United States. No one dares to offend it. The gangster boss also has to pay taxes, otherwise the end will be miserable, and Chinese people are most afraid of this institution. In American history, many gangster bosses have not been defeated by the FBI and CIA, but they are still dealt with by the IRS. For example, Al Capone is the number one gangster in the founding history of the United States, and his experience was made into a documentary.
At its peak, even the Chicago judge had to look at his expression. For example, Chicago Judge Johnson wrote a letter to express his gratitude, "Dear sir, thank you for your help on Election Day. You are sincerely concerned about the progress of this election. Without your help, I may not be able to get out of the predicament with decent relief. Thank you, old man!"
Chicago gangs were controlled by Capone at that time, and the rich were worried. The Hoover administration was eager to bring him to justice. According to FBI investigation data in 1932, several charges against Capone by the Hoover administration were dismissed due to insufficient evidence. Finally, the IRS took action, and they arrested Capone for tax evasion.
Capone has two famous sayings, "Heavy machine guns are better than submachine guns, and they must pay taxes to the federal government on time." The IRS is so powerful. It is affiliated to the US Treasury Department, a professional tax collection agency, responsible for combating tax evasion, tax evasion, false tax payment, part-time crackdown on criminals, and rectification of illegal institutions. In this institution, all American people, from the poor to the rich, from the good to the drug dealers, must pay taxes.
IRS doesn’t care whether your income is legal. The only thing they care about is whether taxes are paid on time. IRS agents have very great powers, and they seem to be above the law. As long as the agent suspects that you may have evaded taxes, they can check all your property records. Once you find that there is a tax evasion scene, they can immediately freeze your bank account and collect all property until they pay the tax evasion.
IRS is so powerful that even superstar Michael Jackson failed to avoid it. In 2014, the IRS announced that Jackson's estate was estimated to be at least $1.125 billion, but the owners reported only $7 million. The IRS believes that the owner of the estate is suspected of tax evasion and ultimately demands a tax of 505 million yuan and a fine of 197 million yuan.
In the eyes of IRS, everything is their "prey". Everyone must abide by the rules of the game and everyone "makes good fortune", otherwise you will have good fruits. For this reason, the IRS is regarded as the most ill and cruel law enforcement agency. When Americans hear that the IRS is checking themselves, they are sweating coldly on their backs. This is especially true for Chinese people. They must be careful again and again.
Reference: "Revealing the IRS"
