So it claims

The mission of the Idaho State Tax Commission is to provide courteous, quality services and to administer the state's tax laws in a fair, timely, and cost-effective manner to benefit Idaho and its citizens.

This is what it says on a job fair web site from Boise State University.

Employees of the tax commmission I have had to deal with have never been courteous or fair. They are Carolyn Hartman, Claire Cunningham, Amy Brown, Natahn Wilson and John Bernasconi. Instead they have been threatening, abusive and subjected me to needless, unlawful and unending harassment throught 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. None of their claims were ever verified, nor did they ever - in keeping with tax commission rules - meet with me to review and verify facts.

They are not cost effective. Their zealous manner of unrelenting attacks has lasted over four years. The time and money wasted is incalcuable.

This activity is another example of secondary and tertiary vitimization of a crime victim. And I guess they don't know that Idaho has a law prohibiting this. This applies also to the commissioners and some tax appeals board staff too.

Can't say too much for the governor's office staff members who went out to maintian the smokescreen.

Remember making false claims is harassment. When you - as a state employee - make a false claim under oath, that's a felony.

and who is watching this hen house? asked the fox, licking his lips....

Answer this please

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Why is it that DuWayne Hammond, Larry Watson, Severina Haws and Colleen Grant believe they are not required to follow the law?

Why is it that DuWayne Hammond stated in correspondence that Carolyn Hartman, an employee of the ITC who lied under oath in an administrative hearing did nothing wrong?

Larry Watson, remember the DUI he got and went begging to the governor in repentance? Why is it that Larry did not see anything wrong with another ITC employee, Linda Pike, an attorney, allow an in-force protection order be violated, putting a person at risk for extreme harm, because their name and (sealed) address was placed on the internet. MMMM, just how private is the ITC privacy policy?

And What about Colleen Grant who does not think it is harassment for the ITC to demand tax returns from a person who is not an Idaho resident? Maybe it is the behind the scenes operation they run that they don't want you to see. By the way, I had to send Grant an entire page defining harassment so that she understood what the law has to say about it.

And then there is Sam Haws who did not read a very important piece of correspondence asking some specific questions about the activities of the ITC that violate the Idaho Code and Administrative Procedures Act.

I am sure there will be more to show the lack of responsiveness to the law and to the citizens.

Remember now commissioners, citizens are those people you are sworn to serve.

Is it Idaho or is it Fantasyland?

Are you one of the many "fellow Idahoans", as Governor Kempthorne calls us, that has been harmed, in some way, shape or form, by improper activities of the Idaho Tax Commission? Well, if that's you, welcome, and feel free to add your story or post your comments.

My situation is one that has taken many "twisted turns" in the over two years I have been harassed by this agency, with no real purpose. I'll be posting more about it, but to start off the discussion, what about your notice to file returns for 4 years when you did not reside in the state.