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I agree with those that feel this is not unlike being "guilty" until you prove yourself innocent. There is no determination by a court that you have defrauded the state before they attempt to levy another tax on you.
That said, just because it is the regulation or the required form right now does NOT mean that it is fair.
Dantilla, if you really were mad about it, talk to a local attorney and see if it's worth litigating the matter. Sue the taxing authority over the issue.
You could single-handedly be responsible for the process being overturned in your state on the principles discussed in this thread. Of course, you are unlikely to do this. And, any local court is probably unlikely to give credit to your argument. Authority to do this has likely been delegated to the taxing entity by the state legislature and the lower courts, methinks, will not overturn this.
The problem is, in this bureaucratic society, no one wants to fight over the money-hungry government creeping ever so slowly into our everyday lives. I think it's better to pay the bill for a good attorney than to hand over the cash mindlessly to the government.
I wish you luck!
David
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