It was over some EITC check.
Come on, it's DETROIT.
Who actually PAYS taxes there?
Most likely some big EIC check all right.
Ding ding ding
We have a winner.
I’ll double down and guess the shooter was the woman’s babys sperm donor tagging along to get some cash for drugs.
I’d guess that in that area with that person, it WAS an EITC check and I’ll bet it was on the order of about $5000...
I was having my taxes done last week in an office that mostly has clients that get refunds even larger than anything they paid in. It's fun to overhear their phone calls and interactions with other clients.
One big issue is that when they claim dependents they have to prove the children are theirs legally or at all. Others are the amounts of money they claim for things and where they live. After the return is done, they have to verify everything, submit it, and give a date for the refund that can only be an estimate. Some clients have it delivered to the tax company; many don't have checking accounts or mail delivery that's reliable.
Why do I go there? With a legitimate and little-bit-confusing return, they give it a lot of attention to get it done correctly.
Can I believe that someone would shoot a tax preparer? Yeah, some of these folks can't get past blaming the person in front of them for any problem that occurs.
There were 28 million EITC recipients in 2013.