On Thursday 07 February 2019 12:57:15 Ric Moore wrote: > On 2/6/19 8:30 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Wednesday 06 February 2019 20:15:48 John Hasler wrote: > >> Gene writes: > >>> I have had to write 2 checks for the last 2 vehicles I've > >>> bought. Writing a single check for close to $20k for a good used > >>> car/truck doesn't fly, some sort of a rule that 10k and over has > >>> to be reported so the irs can watch for laundering, so I write one > >>> for $9999 one day, and the balance the next day. As long as the > >>> account is good for it, what business is it I buy a new truck to > >>> replace a 20 yo rust bucket that getting dangerous to drive. > >> > >> People have been prosecuted for evading the controls in that way. > >> The government doesn't need to prove that any other illegal > >> activity was involved or intended: evading the reporting > >> requirements is a crime in itself. > > > > Maybe, but if they jailed everybody that did it, we'd need at least > > 20x more beds in the jails.+ > > No kidding. Gene, I'm finally getting my dream sailboat, at almost 70 > years old, and I'll be spending a lot more than 10k. But, it will be > up to my bank to report the transaction, not me. > Bruce has one he'd like to sell. Older, cuddy cabin, towable by even a small car. Probably needs more than a paint job by now. But likely less than 10k too. <Black Wolfe <blackwo...@charter.net> if interested.
> "Do what you want because a pirate is free, you are a pirate!" > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ju_10NkGY > Yo ho Ric Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>