query from the Newshour with Jim Lehrer

#7 04-05-2005, 07:55 AM

Lynn Guini wrote:

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> > Anybody know of a taxpayer tearing his or her hair
> > out as April 15 approaches

> wouldn't that be just about everyone?

Nope. None of my cliens, and certainly not me.

ChEAr$$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA
2 Apr 2005
13 days and counting

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#6 04-02-2005, 08:53 AM

That reminds me of an incident several years ago in an
African country where a massacre had occurred. A TV
reporter (followed by his camerman) wandered through a
refugee camp calling out "Anyone here been raped and speaks
English?"

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#5 04-02-2005, 08:34 AM

LKoromvokis[at]newshour.org wrote:

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> Our preferences (in no particular order) are for
> someone in New York, Boston or Washington.

I'm in Washington STATE. Come out here (I dare you) and
I'll talk.

MTW

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#4 04-02-2005, 08:34 AM

<LKoromvokis[at]newshour.org> wrote:

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> Help! I'm a producer for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,
> working on a story about the complexity of the tax code (a
> story that seems to have the breaking news value of
> "Franco's still dead.") We are interviewing Nina Olson, the
> National Taxpayer Advocate, in NY this Friday, plus "staking
> out" the IRS walk-in center at the federal building in lower
> Manhattan. But we still need a real eye-popping and/or
> heart-tugging individual tale to make our story come alive.
> David Cay Johnston of the NY Times suggested I contact you
> folks. Anybody know of a taxpayer tearing his or her hair
> out as April 15 approaches...who'd be willing to do so on
> camera? Our preferences (in no particular order) are for
> someone in New York, Boston or Washington.

How about a Revenue Officer pulling what is left of his hair
out dealing with certain non-compliant taxpayers ;-)

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#3 04-02-2005, 07:17 AM

Dick Weaver wrote:
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> LKoromvokis[at]newshour.org wrote:

> > Help! I'm a producer for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,
> > working on a story about the complexity of the tax code (a
> > story that seems to have the breaking news value of
> > "Franco's still dead.") We are interviewing Nina Olson, the
> > National Taxpayer Advocate, in NY this Friday, plus "staking
> > out" the IRS walk-in center at the federal building in lower
> > Manhattan. But we still need a real eye-popping and/or
> > heart-tugging individual tale to make our story come alive.
> > > David Cay Johnston of the NY Times suggested I contact you
> > folks. Anybody know of a taxpayer tearing his or her hair
> > out as April 15 approaches...who'd be willing to do so on
> > camera? Our preferences (in no particular order) are for
> > someone in New York, Boston or Washington.

> Some of us tear our hair out over people who don't pay taxes
> (either taking advantage of "complexities" or being the very
> people for whom the "complexities" were provided). Without
> detailed knowledge there may well be more people who escape
> all, or part, of their intended taxes than there are people
> caught up in unintended complexities.
> Please present both sides of the problem.

To which I will add my unqualified endorsement. Too many
times the media have an ax to grind with their stories.

To the OP; please, PLEASE, try to be "fair and balanced!"

Howsomeever........! I just now noticed the date; it's
April Fools day! Now I wonder........

ChEAr$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n lA
1 Apr 2005

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#2 04-02-2005, 03:47 AM

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> Anybody know of a taxpayer tearing his or her hair
> out as April 15 approaches

wouldn't that be just about everyone?

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#1 04-02-2005, 03:09 AM

LKoromvokis[at]newshour.org wrote:

- quote -

> Help! I'm a producer for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,
> working on a story about the complexity of the tax code (a
> story that seems to have the breaking news value of
> "Franco's still dead.") We are interviewing Nina Olson, the
> National Taxpayer Advocate, in NY this Friday, plus "staking
> out" the IRS walk-in center at the federal building in lower
> Manhattan. But we still need a real eye-popping and/or
> heart-tugging individual tale to make our story come alive.
> David Cay Johnston of the NY Times suggested I contact you
> folks. Anybody know of a taxpayer tearing his or her hair
> out as April 15 approaches...who'd be willing to do so on
> camera? Our preferences (in no particular order) are for
> someone in New York, Boston or Washington.

I would not recommend that any of my clients bear his tax
soul on national TV. Anyone who would be willing to do so
may have a motivation that could be questioned.

I would hope the viewers of PBS would have an attention span
long enough to deal with a fact based story rather than a
tear jerker emotional tale of woe.

--
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7825 Midlothian Tpk - 207 Richmond, VA 23235-5247
EMAIL knowtax[at]bigfoot.com
(804) 320-6210 FAX (804) 320-6211

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04-01-2005, 08:41 PM

LKoromvokis[at]newshour.org wrote:

- quote -

> Help! I'm a producer for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,
> working on a story about the complexity of the tax code (a
> story that seems to have the breaking news value of
> "Franco's still dead.") We are interviewing Nina Olson, the
> National Taxpayer Advocate, in NY this Friday, plus "staking
> out" the IRS walk-in center at the federal building in lower
> Manhattan. But we still need a real eye-popping and/or
> heart-tugging individual tale to make our story come alive.
> David Cay Johnston of the NY Times suggested I contact you
> folks. Anybody know of a taxpayer tearing his or her hair
> out as April 15 approaches...who'd be willing to do so on
> camera? Our preferences (in no particular order) are for
> someone in New York, Boston or Washington.

Some of us tear our hair out over people who don't pay taxes
(either taking advantage of "complexities" or being the very
people for whom the "complexities" were provided). Without
detailed knowledge there may well be more people who escape
all, or part, of their intended taxes than there are people
caught up in unintended complexities.

Please present both sides of the problem.

thanks
dick w

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#-1 04-01-2005, 06:49 AM

Help! I'm a producer for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,
working on a story about the complexity of the tax code (a
story that seems to have the breaking news value of
"Franco's still dead.") We are interviewing Nina Olson, the
National Taxpayer Advocate, in NY this Friday, plus "staking
out" the IRS walk-in center at the federal building in lower
Manhattan. But we still need a real eye-popping and/or
heart-tugging individual tale to make our story come alive.

David Cay Johnston of the NY Times suggested I contact you
folks. Anybody know of a taxpayer tearing his or her hair
out as April 15 approaches...who'd be willing to do so on
camera? Our preferences (in no particular order) are for
someone in New York, Boston or Washington.

Thanks in advance...

Lee Koromvokis
Producer, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
LKoromvokis[at]newshour.org

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