There are a few supreme court cases that say I really do not have to file for income tax on my labor, and I was wondering if I really need to file my taxes each year.
According to the 16th amendment, the government may tax all income but it does not define income. Supreme Court case Eisner v. Macomber the courts have defined income as "...levied on income derived from corporate earnings..."
Income I derrived from my labor is considered private property according to supreme court case Coppage v. Kansas and it states "...Included in the right of personal liberty and the right of private property-partaking of the nature of each- is the right to make contracts for the acquisition of property. Chief among such contracts is that of personal employment, by which labor and other services are exchanged for money or other forms of property...."
Another court case says that the 16th amendment does not cover IRS code: WILLIAM E. PECK & CO. v. LOWE , 247 U.S. 165 (1918). Is this all True?
2006-12-04 10:37:32 · 5 answers · asked by Jason 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Yes, Virginia there is an income tax. Yes, you have to file every your income exceeds the standard deduction and personal exemption amounts. Go ahead and stop filing and paying. Your life in the near future will be miserable.
I don't have time to debunk every one of the arguments but here is just one: Just because the Supreme Court said that "Income" was Corporate Profits in that case, that does not mean that in can not be anything else. For example, the fact that 3+3 = 6 does not limit 6 to only being 3+3. The tax protester crowd loves to put limits on words like "income","includes", "taxpayer" and even "person" but no one has ever used those arguments in court and won.
Good luck. If you fall in with the tax protester crowd, you will need it!
2006-12-04 11:33:45 · answer #1 · answered by Wayne Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you actually read the cases you cite? Or did you just copy a few out of context quotes from someone who doesn't want to pay taxes? I promise you, the Supreme Court has NOT ruled that you are not required to pay taxes. At least not since the 16th amendment.
2006-12-04 11:05:24 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feel free to not file...Technically, it's not illegal for you to skip filing.
However, the IRS has the right to tax all of your income (yes, even your private property), and has the right to levy additional fees in the event that you don't voluntarily provide them with their piece. It's generally much less expensive to just send in the forms along with a check.
2006-12-04 10:48:34 · answer #3 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't count on all that you list being true to the point of exempting you from income tax. There are a lot of tax protesters currently getting free room and board from the feds after claiming this type of info.
2006-12-04 13:31:16 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES......quit trying to buck the system, they will blow a huge hole in your boat.
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2006-12-04 10:44:58 · answer #5 · answered by MikeRacer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋