TheJessicator t1_j7smp0u wrote on February 9, 2023 at 2:49 AM

Reply to comment by mrlolloran in IRS May Tax Massachusetts Refunds Sent In 2022 Under 62F Law by Lilslugga2002

>This whole situation is being caused by the IRS and with the stroke of a fucking pen it could end.

I think you need to take those civics classes again. That's absolutely not how laws work.

mrlolloran t1_j7sn8aa wrote on February 9, 2023 at 2:53 AM

So who goes after the IRS if they don’t do this? Why is it a question, the IRS doesn’t even seem sure of the answer since they’re not issuing guidelines, they’re telling us to wait. Also you know how government departments work right? Some of them are entirely made up of non-elected, appointed officials who can pass things that have the effect of law (not saying this 100% good or bad all the time or that all departments have equal power to do this).

The issue is more complicated than you are making it sound.

Edit: a word

TheJessicator t1_j7tkr32 wrote on February 9, 2023 at 8:27 AM

It's a matter of getting legal advice and being damned sure they get out right. While it seems obvious that it should be taxable, they have clearly identified at least one potential legal reason why it could be that it might not be taxable, so they want to be sure. Fixing that later will be extremely costly if they get this wrong.