can anyone tell me the statue in law that makes us required to pay income tax?

Answer 1

U.S. Consitution, Article I, section 2:
"Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this union, ..."

U.S. Constitution, Article 1, section 8:
"Section 8. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; ..."

U.S. Constitution, Amendment XVI:
"Amendment XVI
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."

U.S. Constitution, Amendment X:
"Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people." (States have the power to impose state taxes too... just look at each state's consitution, you will see similar provision as those in the U.S. Consitution.)

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Answer 2

The aforementioned Constitutional Amendments empower Congress to pass laws regulating taxation. The Internal Revenue Code codifies the federal income tax. See Internal Revenue Code §§ 6011(a) , 6012(a) , et seq., and 6072(a)

Answer 3

I can tell you that there was a tax act in 1917 that declared income tax was to be levied only in war time.

I can tell you that no court in America has come down on the side of the abused tax payer.

The new solution, of course, is permanent war. In the end that will make all abuse of the public legal.

Answer 4

The Internal Revenue Code.

It isn't a statute, it is an entire body of law.

Answer 5

Well in Canada it is "crazily" called The Income Tax Act (Canada)

Answer 6

It was passed in 1913.