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The episode discusses the IRS's misuse of structuring laws and the implications for small businesses and cash users.

Stealing small businesses’ bank accounts and spying on people using cash. It’s the IRS and other agencies run amok.  Today we’re talking with IJ senior attorneys Dan Alban and Rob Johnson about how the IRS used “structuring” laws to take money from people who did nothing wrong. We’ll also cover IJ’s fight against new rules that sweep ordinary cash transactions into a financial surveillance dragnet—and what all of this means for people who use cash or run a small business. https://youtu.be/UkcVlKFG_H4 Related News July 21, 2026 Become a Monthly Donor Are you looking for a rewarding and consistent way to support IJ’s work?  Become a member of our Merry Band of Monthly Donors and stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients every month of the year. Donate now

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