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How does a curious individual or "group" "follow the money"?  Is the process convoluted or straightforward?

When it comes to business, we have no idea.

We have 2 or 3 guesses for how it currently works:

• A "business" does "whatever" it does by:
• Purchasing "things".
• Employing "contractors" or individuals.
• Selling "things".
• The "business" submits all invoices and receipts to the IRS (payroll may or may not already be submitted).
• The IRS issues said business its "tax bill".

Why does the IRS do the math?  Doing one's own math is a "conflict of interest".

We assert that:

• "Agencies or law enforcement are able to do their jobs effectively because it works this way."

Backward or "we're not good at math".