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Subject: Re: IRS (was: bad signatures on checks)
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Date: Sat, 19-Jul-86 18:31:54 EDT
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> I've never seen anyone charged with a "frivolous" return for making out
> the check wrong, but I've seen newspaper accounts of people charged by
> IRS with this for sending in a tax return which contained no numbers 
> but said, "TAXATION IS THEFT".  Note that no one could possibly be
> confused into thinking this was a filled in tax return.

I've also heard of someone socked with a frivolous return penalty
for sending in a properly filled out return with a note on the bottom
saying "I am signing this return involuntarily under threat of punishment."