Post: #51

(02-23-2013 12:08 AM)Freedom Wrote:  I was thinking of Miami but the tax fraud gang has me worried. Articles make it sound like they steal mail from many people and file tax returns to get tax refunds. Does this sound ridiculous or even possible about tax returns?

With all due respect, I have no idea what you are talking about here. What is a tax fraud gang? Is this unique to Miami? What kind of mail do they steal from people? How do they use the mail they steal? Why is this even a problem?

Post: #52

(02-23-2013 04:02 PM)Merenguero Wrote:  With all due respect, I have no idea what you are talking about here. What is a tax fraud gang? Is this unique to Miami? What kind of mail do they steal from people? How do they use the mail they steal? Why is this even a problem?

Here you go, links to news:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/tax-return-fraud/1
http://miami.cbslocal.com/tag/tax-fraud/
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-09...gift-cards

Post: #53

(02-23-2013 04:34 PM)Freedom Wrote:  

(02-23-2013 04:02 PM)Merenguero Wrote:  With all due respect, I have no idea what you are talking about here. What is a tax fraud gang? Is this unique to Miami? What kind of mail do they steal from people? How do they use the mail they steal? Why is this even a problem?

Here you go, links to news:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/tax-return-fraud/1
http://miami.cbslocal.com/tag/tax-fraud/
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-09...gift-cards

Thank you. Those articles are interesting. I don't think this should be a deterrant to a person considering moving to Miami. First, although some of the people who are filing the tax returns in the name of other persons live in South Florida, the people whose social security numbers they are using appear to live in other parts of the United States and in Puerto Rico. Second, it appears that a very small percentage of the United States population is directly affected by the actions of these "gangs." I realize that a high percentage of people in the United States receive tax refunds, but most of them receive their refunds with little or no problems. In some cases, they just have to wait a few weeks. This idea was completely foreign to me because I haven't received a tax refund in about ten years. Every April 15, I have to cough up five or six figures for the federal government and five figures for the state government.

Post: #54

(02-23-2013 04:34 PM)Freedom Wrote:  

(02-23-2013 04:02 PM)Merenguero Wrote:  With all due respect, I have no idea what you are talking about here. What is a tax fraud gang? Is this unique to Miami? What kind of mail do they steal from people? How do they use the mail they steal? Why is this even a problem?

Here you go, links to news:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/tax-return-fraud/1
http://miami.cbslocal.com/tag/tax-fraud/
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-09...gift-cards

That is happening everywhere in the USA IRS admits to 700,000+ identity refund thefts last year - claim more exemptions and pay at the end of the year rather than waiting for a refund - and you have more cash flow and no problem!

Post: #55

To OP...

Hint - go to Airbnb and check out all the cities you might like - find cool people and share a roomate rental with your own room for a month here and there until you find a place that suits your style - ever think of Little Rock Arkansas, Mobile Alabama, Naples Ft Meyers FLA you can buy a clean 2/3 bdrm home in Ft Meyers Cape Coral for what it would cost to rent in most other cities - as for the $42K - take some local classes - improve your skills - be a bartender or doorman nights and weekends in places with good female action and flow - dress cool and get paid to hand out club promo cards in prime shopping/club districts to the cute chicks - and game them - be a Tour Guide host for extra bang cash and to get to know the area. A buddy put himself through law school as a bus tour guide on tours to Montreal from Boston and loved it - plenty of trip tips $50 to $100+ from the old ladies who went up there "shopping" and "site seeing" - plenty of ways to increase and augment that $42K a year that will include plenty of face time with new flow of older tipping ladies or younger banging ladies - got to think both in and out of the box some times!