A client of mine - one who has been with me for years (but will cease being a client and become solely a friend because of his move) - moved to California from Thailand at the end of 2012. 'Welcome to the Hotel California - you can come anytime you want but you can never leave'
Without warning, the Franchise Tax Board 'ordered' Wells Fargo Bank to abscond with $US10,000 from his account because of a 1099 from 2009, which it claims was taxable in California. The company which issued the 1099 contacted the Franchise Tax Board, stating that this was overseas income (the client was never even in California during 2009) but to no avail. The FTB gets 'nasty' with people who dare dispute its actions.
Who the hell does the FTB think it is - what arrogance! Hasn't anyone in the FTB ever heard of due process? What right does any government, anywhere, have to simply take what it wants? Who wants to bank with a bank that complies without concern for the depositer???
If this is California democracy in action, then democracy, California style, is a farce!
Without warning, the Franchise Tax Board 'ordered' Wells Fargo Bank to abscond with $US10,000 from his account because of a 1099 from 2009, which it claims was taxable in California. The company which issued the 1099 contacted the Franchise Tax Board, stating that this was overseas income (the client was never even in California during 2009) but to no avail. The FTB gets 'nasty' with people who dare dispute its actions.
Who the hell does the FTB think it is - what arrogance! Hasn't anyone in the FTB ever heard of due process? What right does any government, anywhere, have to simply take what it wants? Who wants to bank with a bank that complies without concern for the depositer???
If this is California democracy in action, then democracy, California style, is a farce!
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