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From: desj@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (David desJardins)
Newsgroups: net.taxes
Subject: Re: deducting refinancing points
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Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 18:50:12 EST
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In article <2c733a99.2a75@apollo.uucp> tbg@apollo.uucp (Tom Gross) writes:
>
>    this question KEEPS coming up, without any definitive
>    answer.  the CORRECT answer to all such questions is
>    this pearl of wisdom taught to me by my father:
>
>        "When in doubt, deduct it!"
>
>    If you just follow that rule you will ALWAYS come out
>    ahead.  I am amazed by the number of people who 
>    evidently WORRY about the IRS finding an error in 
>    their return.   For god's sake, DEDUCT THE POINTS,
>    if it turns out that you aren't supposed to deduct
>    the points the IRS will TELL YOU THAT, if they even
>    notice, then you MIGHT HAVE TO PAY A LITTLE MORE OR
>    GET BACK A LITTLE LESS.

   Doesn't it bother you at all to break the law?  And to steal (yes,
*steal*) from other Americans.  I don't see how you can give any other
name to knowingly (or at least negligently) filing a false income tax
return.
   From the point of view above you should lie through your teeth.
Your chances of even being audited are no more than one in 50-100;
the penalties would have to be pretty steep to make your expected
return negative.
   I really do despise you.  You seem to have no sense of personal
integrity or honor.  And it doesn't bother you to steal from others.
Pretty sick in my view.  Fortunately the majority (at least for the
moment) seem to agree with me, so the whole society of the United
States doesn't collapse...

   -- David desJardins