November 1995

 

 

Dear Saints,

 

WHO SAID THAT YOU COULD NOT BEAT THE I.R.S.?  WHO SAID THAT IT IS A WASTE OF TIME AND EFFORT TO CALL THE BLUFF OF THE ALMIGHTY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO FINANCIALLY RUIN ANYONE THAT THEY WANT?

 

On November the 4^th, by the help of the Lord, Sister Bonnie and I saved ourselves $14,000 of unmerited, trumped up, bogus I.R.S. tax debt.  The bluff began in October 1994 when we received our first I.R.S. audit notice for the 1992 tax year.  Although our records were in order the auditor stuck us with a $5,000 bill.  We received another audit notice for 1993 that resulted in another $5,000 bill.  Smelling money, the I.R.S. audited us once more for 1994 and tacked on another $4,000.  I guess they thought that I would just hand them over the money and be glad that they did not ask for more.  Instead of retreat, I appealed each of the three audits, sent out affidavits to all of you, did my homework local law libraries, went to the appeals conference confident that my law and facts was correct and walked out of the appeals conference in less than an hour with the I.R.S. owing us money due to the fact that I had never, before now, claimed the earned income credit.

 

This $14,000 victory could not of been accomplished without your cooperation in returning the affidavits to me.  I extend my deepest thanks. 

 

As of November the 2^nd, my suit against Virginia Tech in the 4^th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia is officially under consideration by the Court.  The three-judge panel heard oral arguments on that day.  All we can do now is pray.

 

The Lord has blessed in every way this semester from preaching on the campuses to preaching in the churches to finances.  For this I am thankful.

 

A female student at Purdue University who spent two days talking to Sister Bonnie gave the enclosed letter to Sister Bonnie last month.

 

We thank you for your love and prayers,

 

Brother Jim - Sister Bonnie - Aaron - Gabrielle