Former IRS man faces greyhound tax bill
02 Sep 2008, Kevin Reed, AccountancyAge
http://www.accountancyage.com/aa/news/1747446/former-irs-greyhound-tax
The greyhound breeding business of a retired Internal Revenue Service auditor does not qualify for business deductions, according to a US tax court.
Ralph Whitecavage, an IRS auditor in Arizona for 21 years, was told by judge Michael Thornton that he was liable for thousands in dollars of understated tax.
'Any such defense appears especially problematic in the light of petitioner's employment as an IRS auditor,' judge Thornton said, reported WebCPA.
The judge also criticised Whitecavage's treatment of the dogs, of whom he 'lost' 20 greyhounds because of bad training methods by the trainers in the racing kennels.
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Visitor comments
Ralph Whitecavage and "immoralities" of Greyhound Racing
It is incredible that not only are there millions of insensitive white "cavemen" out there(or white cabbage) who still believe in the torture of animals, and DOGS, no less, but that this IRS zero, is involved in making bucks out of this very brutal "business".
Ralph is indicative of the greed and the soul-less millions promoting and reaping for profit off of Greyhounds'
pain and suffering..and there is absolutley no care in the world how many and to what degree of neglect...who cares about 20 going missing or even dead. If it fills pockets, and theirs, so be it.
Let Ralph hit the cell and see if he likes it...for even 20 hours in a day. Greyhound Racing should be terminated...just like all the jerks who run this evil trade.
Posted by: Anonymous , 07 Sep 2008 | 00:00