Can you explain this? It's never made any sense, at all.
1. If you earn excess unreported income, eventually the IRS will figure it out and come get their cut.
2. If you earn it through criminal means, you're already committing a crime for which, if caught, you will be punished.
Why is the act of obfuscating the source of income a crime? Who gets harmed by this, that isn't already harmed by either the potential crime committed or taxes evaded?
Can you explain this? It's never made any sense, at all.
1. If you earn excess unreported income, eventually the IRS will figure it out and come get their cut.
2. If you earn it through criminal means, you're already committing a crime for which, if caught, you will be punished.
Why is the act of obfuscating the source of income a crime? Who gets harmed by this, that isn't already harmed by either the potential crime committed or taxes evaded?