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• Bruce Cohen (Speaker To Managers) commented on Escape from the planet of the Ice Giants
  IIRC the IRS recently seized a (very young) child's bank account to pay penalties for her father....
• David L commented on Escape from the planet of the Ice Giants
  To put up a contrary argument but not defending the IRS. Since this is the IRS this most likely means the US. In the US most children's bank accounts are really in the names of the parents with the children's names also on the accounts. Incomes, reporting, taxes, etc... in almost all cases flow to the parents until the child is 18....
• Robby commented on Escape from the planet of the Ice Giants
  This surprise you mentioned - could it be something like a full length version of Palimpsest? I would happily pay a couple of weeks wages for that book, the novella is still the best thing I've ever read. On the subject of taxation, as a UK civil servant I would suggest that all of this talk of clever accountancy seems like far too much hard work, it would be much easier to just pay more tax in the good years....
• Charlie Stross commented on Escape from the planet of the Ice Giants
  Nope. Think in terms of a different genre from anything I usually write in. And a different style. And a different tone. ("Palimpsest" the novel is still on my to-do list, but probably not before 2017 at the earliest.) If I was serious about avoiding tax, I'd already have moved to Ireland. But (a) I'm lazy and (b) I like my public services, KTHX....
• John commented on Escape from the planet of the Ice Giants
  Looking forward to LF6! Keep 'em comin'!...