Irs Thieves

Hudsonrules

I was at a local car show the other day and saw some friends that finally got their early mid '50 Packard back from the restoration shop.. It was there for nearly two years. Looks very nice now. The reason it took so long was that the restoration shop had removed alll the chrome and sent it to a rechromer who had a good reputation. One day the IRS raided the rechromers shop and confiscated all parts and everything else that they could. They would not return anything to any one that was not owned by the shop. It took the restoration shop over a year to track down and aquire all the missing chrome and get it replated. No one could find out what the IRS did with the chrome that they stole. Any one have an idea what could have happened to it?:eek:

Unknown

Sounds like a bold theif to me. IRS, like all employers has had disshonest agents,they remove them when found. BUT, IRS would not have any claim on things in that shop not owned by it ,could only legally take what belonged to the shop, and I would think would have to have a court order to do so. ALL public agencys sell off confiscated items and I beleive required by law, by auction . In the case of IRS it would be applied to the tax debt. Don't think IRS really did this. ANY LAWYERS IN THE CLUB ?

Unknown

Just when you thought you've heard every excuse a slacker could use to buy some time... I wonder how long it will take for other shops to start using this line.

[Deleted User]

Something doesn't smell right with this to me. The IRS is not allowed to confiscate property not owned by the taxpayer. Property confiscated is sold at government auctions though. The IRS has the right to garnish payments owed to the taxpayer, such as from this guy. He would end up paying the IRS instead of the taxpayer, but the IRS could not confiscate the chrome. Really bad stuff has to go down for the IRS to shut down a going business and confiscate it's property, generally not what you would see from a "reputable business." I've been in the tax biz now for over 20 years and this sounds like a "BS" story to me.

Unknown

I have the Packard chrome.

Unknown

RIGHT ON WITH THE SKUNK IN THE CHICKEN HOUSE. Sooner or later someone is gonna loose a part that can't be replaced. Then again I need to get rid of some stuff NOBODY wants. Who do I send it to ?

tigermoth

i am with everyone else here. what IRS agent told you this story? exactly..you are now hearing this ..what..third hand ..the owners of the car, as told to them by a shop..who heard it from their platers..hmmm..i may not like doing my tax forms, but i have seen more skanky restoration shops than IRS agents. regards, tom

Unknown

I suspect the restoration shop was less than reputable. Rechromers may do a job that customers are dissatified with at times for various reasons, but you hear more horror stories about body and restoration shops than anyone. If the customer got charged additionally for the chrome, that would explain it.