Skirting the Tax Laws

Henry Waxman's on the warpath over this.  Blackwater says it's all on the up and up. Maybe not..

Blackwater's Tax-Fraud Explanation Needs Explanation

Earlier today, Blackwater's Anne Tyrrell disputed an allegation from Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) that the company has committed tax fraud by classifying guards as independent contractors instead of employees with the following statement: "The U.S. Small Business Administration has determined in an official finding applying "the criteria used by the IRS for Federal income tax purpose," that "Blackwater security contractors are not employees." But according to the Small Business Administration, that's not exactly [...]

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