Spire_Citron t1_j9dbqtw wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:13 AM

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Is this in cases where you somehow actually know they're committing tax evasion, or are people just reporting random people under the assumption that they are and hoping to get a payout?

ZhugeSimp t1_j9dcpqu wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:20 AM

Probably both? During its popularity instagram 'models' were rage posting on Twitter about being auditted

Vice quickly went to thier defense

https://www.vice.com/en/article/d3by5y/people-are-threatening-to-report-sex-workers-to-the-irs-thotaudit

Spire_Citron t1_j9dd88c wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:24 AM

I mean, it is pretty shitty if you're using it to harass people whose finances you know nothing about, especially in a targeted way just because you have something against them.

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SilasX t1_j9dqcsk wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:11 AM

If they’re not cheating on their taxes, it’s pretty easy to rule them out without them knowing. “Oh yep, that’s this person. Oh, yep, self employment income from modeling on their last 1040, probably not hiding anything.”

Zwets t1_j9f12u8 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 1:24 PM

The thotaudit meme is a joke, you need to actually submit a form of evidence that you actually know details about this person's finances to the IRS, and aren't just wasting their time, for them to investigate someone.

I don't actually know what qualifies as evidence, because that can vary by state. I wonder if images and videos of someone holding stacks of cash or making it rain can count as valid evidence though.