SHOULD I MAKE A FALSE STATEMENT, WHEN THE OUTCOME IS JUST?

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SHOULD I MAKE A FALSE STATEMENT, WHEN THE OUTCOME IS JUST?

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SHOULD I MAKE A FALSE STATEMENT, WHEN THE OUTCOME IS JUST?

[+] ballot by justanother
ACTIVE Tue May 13, 08 - Wed May 13, 09
I have a friend who is having tax problems... the government says she owes them $8000 because her husband (they are separated) marked down her address as his residence even though he didn't live there. And even when he did live there, he didn't give her any money to support her and their son. But the government is saying she lied, that her husband was living with her and supporting her and that she is not entitled to the benefits she received etc. etc. I don't know all the gory details but that's the gist of the matter.

Now this friend has asked me to sign a letter saying that her husband was actually staying at my house ... He wasn't and so it would be a lie. However, the real person he was staying with won't sign a letter ... and I know for a fact he was not staying with or supporting my friend.

Should I sign the letter, even though it is a lie, but when the outcome will be just. The whole point is to give evidence that the husband was not staying at the residence that he claimed he was staying at. He is not suffering financially in this situation, AND he has already tried to correct his initial "error" by stating he was not staying at that address through an affidavit, but the government won't accept it.

sign the letter, because the intent is true
don't get mixed up in this confused mess

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COMMENTS:
Voted : sign the letter, because the intent is true
I would do it only if it involves the government. They lie to us so much that karma dictates that they do indeed deserve it.

by _Beelzebubba on Tue May 13, 08 1:46pm [+]

Voted : don't get mixed up in this confused mess
Don't do it. You don't know what you could be accused of in the future. It would be hard for you to say you didn't have this mooch livin' with you (for whatever reasons) when you've signed a paper to say he did. It could cost you dearly.

Say you'll sign something in support of her denial of him living with her, but no more.

by britvic55 on Tue May 13, 08 4:59pm [+]

brit's right.

but here's the key statement -

"I have a friend who is having tax problems... the government says she owes them $8000 because her husband (they are separated) marked down her address as his residence even though he didn't live there. And even when he did live there, he didn't give her any money to support her and their son."

so did he live there for part of the tax year? if he did and it was his primary residence for a majority of the tax year, he's got a right to say that's where he lived. but you also say that when he did live there he didn't give her or their son any support money. that's not really a tax issue unless he is claiming the son as a tax deduction. is he or is she? if they're not filing jointly, one or the other is probably claiming the son and that's where the issue may be.

it sounds like one of them, most likely your friend got flagged for an audit. there's more to this. don't sign anything that's a lie because it will cause your problems.

it's also kind of odd that the government won't accept his signed statement. hmmm. uncle sam's hot on their case. the old bastard.

by Kev24 on Tue May 13, 08 5:33pm [+]

^ Yep indeedy, it does sound rather odd. I'd guess your friend probably isn't tellin' you the whole story.

Don't know about your country, but over here it's up to them to prove that you're guilty. They can't just say 'We think you are so pay up or go to jail, end of story!'

If her ex really didn't live there, and the taxman couldn't possibly have any evidence to the contrary then she should just tell 'em to bring it on. I would.

In fact, the more I think about it, the more I think what a stupid idea it is to ask someone to lie to the government. Let's dig an even bigger hole to bury not only myself but my friend in too!

The only thing I can think of which is stupider, is someone agreeing to do it! :o)

by britvic55 on Tue May 13, 08 6:55pm [+]

Voted : sign the letter, because the intent is true
I guess that would be the lesser evil. It's hard to avoid lesser of evil decisions.

by skylab on Tue May 13, 08 9:40pm [+]

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