PSA: How to report "car tax" evasion (ie, theft from the rest of us who pay our property taxes)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is our business when people cheat on their taxes. I hope everyone reports these cheaters.

You really need to get your doctor to tweak your meds.

[Anonymous]

Great way to make enemies!
MYOB you have no idea the situation. They could be military. Their business in another state could own the car, etc.

[Anonymous]

I report people who park in our neighborhood in DC. It’s super easy to do on the DC311 app. We have zoned 2hr parking and lots of them are rich Georgetown students with out-of-state plates.

There’s nothing more satisfying than waking up, leaving the house, and seeing tickets plastered on a line of cars outside my house. The DC ticket ladies come out at 4am and just start nailing everyone with an OOS plate.

Love it when stupid people pay my taxes for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great way to make enemies!
MYOB you have no idea the situation. They could be military. Their business in another state could own the car, etc.

Tell it to the judge!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll be sure to file this under things I didn’t ask for nor do I DAF about. But you’re free to report away Gladys.

THIS

[Anonymous]

I pay zero attention to other’s car tags. Get a hobby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I report people who park in our neighborhood in DC. It’s super easy to do on the DC311 app. We have zoned 2hr parking and lots of them are rich Georgetown students with out-of-state plates.

There’s nothing more satisfying than waking up, leaving the house, and seeing tickets plastered on a line of cars outside my house. The DC ticket ladies come out at 4am and just start nailing everyone with an OOS plate.

Love it when stupid people pay my taxes for me.

Do you report people with accents to ICE too?

[Anonymous]

Because a huge number of those care are probably driven by illegal immigrants, OP. Out of state registered cars are often driven by illegal immigrants trying to skirt registration issues because they have no valid ID and no permanent address. They try to avoid identification from the state.

[Anonymous]

If you saw your neighbor repeatedly taking something off the shelf in a store, and walking out the door not paying for it, you think it's no big deal? Because they shouldn't have to pay for things in stores?

This. Is. No. Different.

Yes, there are people with actual exemptions. Leave those in charge to sort it out.

But there are a lot of people who justify stealing from the rest of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It should be "suspected tax evasion" because you really have no idea why someone might have MD plates and live in VA.

Maybe they don't own a car and are borrowing one. Maybe it's a rental because their car is in the shop. Maybe they only rent cars because owning one is too expensive.

I have neighbors with Maryland plates that have been parking on the street for nearly five years. I’m confident they aren’t borrowing or renting those cars.

When I lived in courthouse, the Arlington police were good about ticketing for this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you saw your neighbor repeatedly taking something off the shelf in a store, and walking out the door not paying for it, you think it's no big deal? Because they shouldn't have to pay for things in stores?

This. Is. No. Different.

Yes, there are people with actual exemptions. Leave those in charge to sort it out.

But there are a lot of people who justify stealing from the rest of us.

Agree with this. Tax evasion is very anti-social. It hurts all of us. Also the more people report otz the less normalized it will become. By reporting you can prevent people from ever trying it because it won't be worth the effort. That's the goal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you saw your neighbor repeatedly taking something off the shelf in a store, and walking out the door not paying for it, you think it's no big deal? Because they shouldn't have to pay for things in stores?

This. Is. No. Different.

Yes, there are people with actual exemptions. Leave those in charge to sort it out.

But there are a lot of people who justify stealing from the rest of us.

Agree with this. Tax evasion is very anti-social. It hurts all of us. Also the more people report otz the less normalized it will become. By reporting you can prevent people from ever trying it because it won't be worth the effort. That's the goal.

You guys are such losers. But you’re also quite stupid if you think your ad hoc neighborhood watch reporting network of uninformed dipdwads calling the county clerk’s office is going to have an impact on … what, exactly? Tax avoidance? Theft generally?

You’re just sad, bored, busybodies. Regular people think you are weird and avoid you. And I’m sure it’s not limited to this particular issue.

[Anonymous]

I live in Maryland, but the only people who I know live in Maryland with out-of-state plates are military.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I live in Maryland, but the only people who I know live in Maryland with out-of-state plates are military.

Maryland doesn't have a yearly inspection requirement or a personal property tax so there's no incentive to avoid registering in MD. There are a lot of people who live in Northern Virginia with MD tagged cars, it's definitely a thing.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, OP. My neighbors are not military, they moved from out of state last summer and still have out of state plates. They've even joked about how long they can go without transferring it over. I reported it.