Is there a law that ACTUALLY requires you to pay taxes ?

Question

I've been hearing more and more about this and it kinda makes me ask..is there one?..You work for those dollars no, why pay TAXES for that..just asking.

Answer 1

We pay it....but actually we are NOT bound according to law to pay income taxes. We just do it because we are told we have to.
Look up the constitution....(hubby knows more about this stuff) but it is a trade...wages for work.

Answer 2

Yes , you can skip paying and the IRS will explain it to you in full at the audit.

Why pay taxes ?
You drive on any paved roads ?
You attend any public schools years 1 thru 12 ?
You want to call 911 if your house is on fire ?
But this is common sense , how old are you ?

Answer 3

There is a constitutional amendment that authorizes the federal government to collect taxes. The people who claim the amendment was never properly ratified have been ruled against by the US Supreme Court. You are required to pay taxes.

Answer 4

I really hate it when people cut and paste long messages, but I saw this today and it applies to your question:

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IRS Identifies 40 Frivolous Positions for Taxpayers to Avoid
On Tax Returns

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued guidance identifying dozens of frivolous positions that taxpayers should avoid when filing their tax returns. The guidance lists 40 positions which have no basis for validity in existing law or which have been deemed frivolous by the United States Tax Court or other federal court.

If these or other frivolous positions are contained in a tax return, taxpayers could face a $5,000 penalty – 10 times the previous maximum.

“People should remember they are ultimately responsible for what is on their tax return even if some unscrupulous preparers have steered them in the wrong direction,” said IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson. “The truth about these frivolous arguments is simple: They don’t work.”

In 2006, Congress increased the amount of the penalty for frivolous tax returns from $500 to $5,000. The increased penalty amount applies when a person submits a tax return, or other specified submission, and any portion of the submission is based on a position the IRS identifies as frivolous.

IRS Notice 2007-30 contains a list of frivolous positions that will trigger the increased penalty amount.

Four revenue rulings issued in conjunction with the notice address specific frivolous claims often made to the IRS. The revenue rulings center on:

False arguments that wages are not taxable income.
Filing returns and paying taxes are voluntary.
The IRS must provide taxpayers with a summary record of assessment made on a Form 23C, “Assessment Certificate-Summary Record of Assessments”, before overdue taxes may be collected.
Income is not subject to taxation when the taxpayer declares that he is not a United States citizen because he is a citizen of an individual State or claims he is not a person as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.
The revenue rulings emphasize the adverse consequences to taxpayers who fail to file returns or fail to pay taxes based on an erroneous belief in any of these frivolous arguments.

Additional information about frivolous positions is available on the IRS website at IRS.gov. “The Truth About Frivolous Arguments” is a 64-page document updated in December 2006 that addresses false arguments about the legality of not paying taxes or filing returns. The document includes citations from numerous cases decided by the courts and responds to 40 frivolous contentions.

The courts have not only rebuked these arguments numerous times, but also have imposed thousands of dollars in fines on taxpayers or their representatives for pursuing frivolous cases.

"Our rulings on frivolous arguments emphasize that the IRS and the courts reject these arguments about the validity of the income tax and ‘too good to be true’ schemes to eliminate tax liability," said IRS Chief Counsel Donald L. Korb.

The IRS continues to investigate promoters of frivolous arguments and to refer cases to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. In addition to tax and interest, taxpayers who file frivolous income tax returns face a $5,000 penalty, and may be subject to civil penalties of 20 or 75 percent of the underpaid tax. Those who pursue frivolous tax cases in court may face an additional penalty of up to $25,000.

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Basically, if you dare file with the IRS saying that taxes 'aren't legal', you will be fined for it.

Note the part about the tax courts. Because the judicial system has upheld the position that taxes are legal, then you'd basically have to go through court declaring them unconstitutional. I seriously doubt the Supreme Court would side with anyone on that issue. And that doesn't even touch the state's issues.

Anyone on about the 16th amendment not being legit is misinformed, a drama llama or a scammer.

Answer 5

There sure is. Title 26 of the US code.

Anyone who claims otherwise is either a fool or a moron, take your pick not that there's a lot of difference. Or maybe they just like to live in prisons.

Answer 6

This link has the truth about frivolous tax arguments.

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/friv_tax.pdf

Answer 7

yes the tax evansion law.

Answer 8

OH! YES.