‘An Abuse of Power:’ IRS to Face Lawmakers After Thousands Seized From Small Business Owners
The IRS seized $43 million from people involved in 618 cases from 2007 to 2013 under civil forfeiture
By Heritage Foundation Melissa Quinn—— Bio and Archives--May 25, 2016
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For more than four years, Maryland dairy farmer Randy Sowers has been fighting the federal government, asking it to right what many say was a wrong.
In Feb. 2012, two federal agents told Sowers, who owns South Mountain Creamery in Frederick, Md. that the Internal Revenue Service was seizing more than $60,000 from his farm’s bank account under a subset of civil forfeiture laws governing cash transactions.
According to the IRS, Sowers had committed structuring violations. Structuring is the act of making consistent cash deposits or withdrawals of under $10,000 to avoid government reporting requirements.
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