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IRS to Trannies: Pay Up.

October 02, 2007

20071002_shemale_320x240.jpgA Massachusetts man, after years of deliberation, decided last year to take the plunge and get sexual reassignment surgery. Besides all the expected social, familial, and occupational strains that such a change can bring, it also brings with it some serious bills. Now calling herself Rhiannon, she accumulated $25,000 in medical bills, of which she wrote off $5,000 as medical expenses.

The IRS refunded her money, but then changed their mind, audited Rhiannon, and demanded she return her rebate. They said they couldn't give her a break on "cosmetic surgery." As though sexual reassignment surgery involves a little botox and a visit to out-patient. Maybe they're not clear on what "sex change" actually means, or what that procedure entails.

We can't quite imagine how dramatic such a surgery like that would be, and the idea of being told it wasn't such a big deal by the IRS is almost unbelievable. Don't they, you know, collect taxes? When did they get into the medical business? They're not insurance adjusters, after all.

And Rhiannon thought the same thing. Currently, a legal battle is raging between the IRS and the doctors that say they should stick with what they know: forms with lots of numbers and letters, and making people unhappy every April.

So what do we think? Uncle Sam just needs his money? Or trannies can't catch a break?

 

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