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“When I owe them a nickel, I must pay. It’s not optional. But when they owe me,
I have to ask for it.”
James Howarth, a Detroit lawyer, on receiving a bill in November from the IRS, claiming he owed five cents, and warning him to pay up or face additional penalties. He then received a second letter saying that the government owed him four cents, and that he had to request a refund.
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