IRS sends out two agents to collect $0.04 in back-taxes from car-wash

Cory Doctorow 2:37 pm Tue Mar 16, 2010

Two grim IRS agents travelled to Harv's Metro Car Wash in Sacramento to hand him a demand-letter for his taxes owing in arrears: $0.04 worth.

Update: To be clear: it was $0.04 in unpaid tax that had accrued over $200 in penalties.

Arriving at Harv's Metro Car Wash in midtown 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…. "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."

Bob Shallit: IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents

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(Thanks, Fipi Lele!)

(Image: wealth of pennies, a Creative Commons Attribution photo from r-z's photostream)

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