Is there a law that clearly states "You must pay income taxes"?

Question

So fare I have not found one law saying we need to pay this tax. What I have seen is many people going to jail for not paying this tax. The latest one was a elderly couple in Wisconsin who were raided by 100 officers ranging from local to fedral agents.

Answer 1

As mentioned before 16th amendment established that

"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."

Now the question remain, what is definition of the "income" ?

In the case of Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioner_v._Glenshaw_Glass_Co.)

According to Supreme court, they defined income as below;

"accessions to wealth, clearly realized, and over which the taxpayers have complete dominion." Under this definition, any increase in wealth—whether through wages, benefits, bonuses, sale of stock or other property at a profit, bets won, lucky finds, awards of punitive damages in a lawsuit, qui tam actions—are all within the definition of income.

But many argue that, it has no legal ground. Supreme court has no authority to make laws, it is the legislature or the congress that can make the law or define what the income is.

Many do not consider the wages to be income (or profit) but a remuneration of service or labor, which should not be taxable.

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Answer 2

The 16th amendment to the US Constitution: 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.

(edit) I'm looking at a copy of the Constitution in the back of American Government: The Essentials Eighth Edition (US Government textbook) and it says that this amendment was ratified in 1913. I'm no history or legal buff but, yeah, I think the Constitution is considered the ultimate law of the US. I think it answers the question. Hope the info help you. But it is sick how they go so overboard sometimes.

Answer 3

What you're saying should be technically real yet legally and virtually irrleavant. There are legal precidents out the ying yang and in case you study regulation you'll comprehend that legal precedents now and again carry better rigidity than the regulation itself. Taxation of the conventional public by using the legislature is both legal and acceptable and constitutional. the very shown reality that there is not any particular federal regulation that proscribes punishment is irrelavant, except as an psychological interest. do not take this to propose that the authorities is appearing illegally in requring you to pay taxes, it really is only a loopy individual's argument.

Answer 4

The majority of apply yourself as a role to share the nature of functions to provide the needs for the City, the State, and the Federal Governments in the US. We the people are represent the nature for U.S.A. All the roads, functions in the governments and systems such as court, police, Uncle Sam, and the state you live in/at. All accountable is countable if not paid will be listed within the IRS system. Do you really want to be greedy and avoid helping/sharing the needs to make American functional.

Answer 5

The amendment was never ratified by congress. We should not have to pay them ever. ( see what happens) The jack booted cash whores will arrest you.
Why did we throw all that tea in the harbor, or break away from England? Is it because we wanted to have our great great great grandchildren pay more taxes than they can afford? I think not. Fuuuuuucccckkkk the IRS.

Answer 6

Mm... There is certainly one for NOT paying income tax,

Answer 7

well, be a test case then. don't pay them and see what happens. - keep us informed.