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Originally Posted by KSagal
First off, you have posts that say the bill did not include jail time, then went on to both say that it did, and even if the potential for jail was minuscule, that is still the threat of jail...
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Repeat after me: The bill did NOT include ANY provisions for jail time. It simply defined a tax penalty. That is it. Period. LOTS of things come with tax penalties, including under-withholding your taxes. And in this regard, it's no different than ANY other tax provision.
Elsewhere, already in law, are provisions for CRIMINAL tax EVASION. That is, cheating the government (and everyone) by not paying your taxes, deliberately, and with the ability to pay, is criminal, with potential jail time.
THERE IS NO JAIL TIME IN THE BILL (any version). Just a tax.
That is, in fact, what the letter you provided states.