Can anyone honestly point to a law that states that americans are supposed to file a federal income tax?

Question

i dont think anyone truely can because it doesn't exist? watch this movie.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4312730277175242198&q=freedom+to+fascism&hl=en

Answer 1

I am amazed of the number of sheep on here that do not even have the brain to think about questioning their government with.

It's flat out disgusting.

Answer 2

I have heard and have been told the same thing. And, in this day and time of extreme high government expensures with it "war for oil," and it "war for corporate profits," the least that it could do is to revamp the current system and make it more equitable and simplier. But, that would make too much sense for the politicans to do. To me, a federal income tax is simply "a cash cow," that allows politicans to to carry out their great screw job of the American people (which the framers of the Constitution never meant to happen as they wanted to limit federal government in the lives of its citizens). And, the current administration has currently proven that by spending over 400 billion dollars on an unjust war in Iraq. And, they have the nerve to ask for another 100 billion dollars to continue to fund the so called, "war on terror," when is nothing more is needed than police action in my opinion, and others such a Colin Powell. And, very few people realize that this money to fund this "war on terror" is coming from the Social Security Trust Fund, through the federal government issuing that fund, "I Owe You's." And, this spending of the Social Security Trust Fund's money on a war will have severe consequences for us all in this country, if you are in the working class and or the middle class. To me, this is one way that the Conservatives in this country want to simply bankrupct the country and sell it off in squares, so that it can be ran not by laws and a constitution any more, but as one huge corporation, for their profits and control.

Answer 3

change XVI (1913) The Congress shall have skill to position and assemble taxes on earning, from regardless of source derived, without apportionment between different States, and without regard to any census or enumeration. even if it truly is interior the structure, it truly is regulation...regrettably. EDIT: Caitlin, please study the structure. The Wilson administration further it as an change in 1913. yet this change will be bumped off at any time. they have gotten rid of a number of amendments through the years. Does Prohibition of alcohol strike a chord? i'm a Libertarian, and that i make it completely sparkling, each day of my existence, that i imagine Federal income Tax and the IRS should be abolished. they are unnecessary (the tax replaced into further to repay a conflict debt...supposedly). I nonetheless pay them, notwithstanding, because i don't experience the want to be thrown interior the clink with hardened criminals.

Answer 4

In April 1909, Senator Joseph W. Bailey, a conservative Democrat from Texas who was also opposed to income taxes, decided to further embarrass the Republicans by forcing them to openly oppose an income tax bill similar to those which had been introduced in the past. He introduced his bill expecting it to get the usual opposition. However, to his amazement, Teddy Roosevelt and a growing element of liberals in the Republican party came out in favor of the bill and it looked as though it was going to pass.

Thus, the Democrats were off guard when President Taft unexpectedly sent a message to Congress on June 16th, 1909, recommending the passage of a constitutional amendment to legalize federal income tax legislation.

The Senate approved the Sixteenth Amendment with an astonishing unanimity of 77-0! The House approved it by a vote of 318-14.
The tax bill which the Sixteenth Amendment authorized was introduced as House Resolution 3321 on October 3, 1913. It turned out to be somewhat of a legislative potpourri for tax attorneys, accountants and the federal courts. In the ensuing years, untold millions of dollars have been spent trying to figure out exactly what this tax law, and those which followed it, were intended to provide. However, tucked away in its inward parts was that precious key which safely locked up the riches of the super wealthy.
Here are the magic words under Section 2, paragraph G:
"Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall apply...to any corporation or association organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific or educational purposes."

All of the foundations of the super-rich were designed to qualify under one or more of these categories.

Answer 5

That is a very good and valid question. The answer is as follows:

26 U.S.C. § 6011(a): "When required by regulations prescribed by the Secretary any person made liable for any tax imposed by this title, or with respect to the collection thereof, shall make a return or statement according to the forms and regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Every person required to make a return or statement shall include therein the information required by such forms or regulations."

Answer 6

All be it the film is very interesting and there are a ton of points that really should be fallowed up on, I still could not stop thinking to myself, "There is a reason the USA is the most powerful nation in the world".... Freedom comes at a price.... Hopefully films like this will lend themselves to helping the situation....

Answer 7

The 16th ammendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

"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."

Answer 8

No need to watch a movie to know that there is no federal law stating a citizen must file a tax return. However, there are federal laws covering tax evasion and tax fraud. It's those laws you must worry about.

Answer 9

I found the film "Freedom to Fascism" to be intellectually dishonest and a vehicle for the filmmaker to further his political beliefs with blatant misformation. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and educate the viewer. This one doesn't.

The film claims there is no law that requires someone to pay income tax with the only explanation that we pay tax is because of a huge conspiracy with everyone in government going along.

I thought it was odd the filmmaker could not find the statute. So I looked it up on the internet and found it in five minutes in title 26, subchapter A of the U.S. Code:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sup_01_26_10_A.html
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sec_26_00006012----000-.html
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sec_26_00000001----000-.html
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sec_26_00000003----000-.html
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sec_26_00006651----000-.htm


So why couldn't the film maker find it, or someone show it to him in the course of the movie? According to the N.Y. Times, an IRS agent did show him this law. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/31/movies/31russ.html?ei=5088&en=05c0d0988f58fc50&ex=1311998400&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1168610441-+WMb5s9XWnJCyRind696sw . But he dismissed it. A responsible documentary maker would have acknowledged that.

That's just one example.


Bottom line: The film lied to you.

And that's too bad. The tax law has a lot of room for improvement. But using bogus arguments is not going to help.



For more info this line of thinking, check out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_protester_arguments

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_protester_constitutional_arguments

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_protester_statutory_arguments

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_protester_conspiracy_arguments

http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/article/0,,id=159853,00.html

Answer 10

Filing of the federal income tax is mandatory as provided for in the tax laws.

Answer 11

No, I cannot. But I can point to people that have been put in jail for not filing federal income tax.