Can anyone point me to CONCRETE information that refers to this? Such as laws, court judgements, etc.?
2006-11-21 12:32:07 · 10 answers · asked by DougDoug_ 6 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Angel - Yes I heard that too, but when I looked it up the 16th amendment specifically says, "Congress has the right to collect taxes on income"
2006-11-21 12:39:32 · update #1
Miss Lady - GREAT info!
2006-11-21 12:42:51 · update #2
Read these:
http://www.quatloos.com/taxscams/taxprot2.htm
http://www.ahherald.com/bishop/2003/gb031016_fed_income_tax.htm
2006-11-21 12:39:47 · answer #1 · answered by Miss Lady Annik 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We modified the US Constitution as allowed by the Constitution when the States of the United States ratified the 16th Amendment.
U.S. Constitution: Sixteenth Amendment
Sixteenth Amendment - Income Tax
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
2006-11-21 20:43:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't pay taxes, get fined, go to jail, and then pay more money on top of that! This BS rumor has been going around for decades (two that I know of, at least). It's BS for the uninformed and unthinking.
If you don't want to pay taxes, do what the rich do--own a business or three. That way, you can legally avoid paying taxes. Evading taxes the IRS frowns upon!
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2006-11-21 20:44:53 · answer #3 · answered by Peter S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The laws that allow the collection of income taxes have never been ratified by the States. So the question of it's legality is in limbo. Is it constitutional? The courts that could clear those questions up will never hear them. Courts that can imprison you for not paying them will.
2006-11-21 20:45:42 · answer #4 · answered by jackrabbit4512 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Income tax is not illegal, and nowhere in the constitution does it say we don't have to pay taxes. In the words of founding father Ben Franklin: "two things are unavoidable: death and taxes"
2006-11-21 20:40:13 · answer #5 · answered by Sordenhiemer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without doing any research i have heard its in the Constitution that we do not have to pay tax.
2006-11-21 20:36:25 · answer #6 · answered by angel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look up the '861' tax code. And that too is in the Constitution. According to the Constitution.....there is suppose to be a limit on what can be taxed......but guess who doesn't follow it??
2006-11-21 20:43:03 · answer #7 · answered by TexasRose 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
that is the thing they finally got AL CAPONE and Joe Lewis on. better pay or have a good reason why you didn't!
2006-11-21 21:09:36 · answer #8 · answered by Tired Old Man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LEGAL SINCE ABE LINCOLN STARTED IT..
TEMP TAX HE IMPOSED AND BEEN HERE SINCE.
IRS SENDS PEOPLE TO JAIL FOR NOT PAYING..
TAKES HOMES-CARS-BUSINESS-MONEY-ECT..
2006-11-21 20:41:58 · answer #9 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a capitalist/nazi/conservative world, yea i can see that hapening. however, i will tell you this. its illegal NOT to pay your taxes.
2006-11-21 20:44:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋