Here is where the train jumps the tracks:
Asked if taxing sex workers would legitimize their trade, a Grassley spokesman said the goal was simply to find "yet another alternative to track the money flowing in this industry to get at potential criminals."Ok, in a effort to be educated I have a few tax questions I'm curious about:
Currently, the IRS has to prove a prostitute's or pimp's income to pursue a tax law violation. But under Grassley's proposal, a pimp could get up to 10 years in prison for each prostitute for whom the pimp hasn't filed a W-2, which means a pimp caught with 10 unregistered prostitutes faces a century in prison.
~ Does a pimp get a tax break, simular to the ones that larger corporations have for the 3 month "training window?"
~ Are pimps allowed to deduct Crack costs as business related expenses?
~ What is the tax rate on hooker's tips?
~ Are Bling, furs, thongs, domination gear and Dubs considered a "Uniform expenditure" or "Office supplies?"
Somehow, I just don't see the IRS prosecution as simplifing things.