Can someone show me the law that requires me to pay personal income tax?

Question

The Supreme Court has struck down 2 attempts to levy a new tax on the people,and other than tax code and lower court decisions there is no actual law anywhere that I can find that requires me to pay for my labor."A persons labor is his personal property" according to the Supreme Court.

Answer 1

Sure, no problem.

You can find the tax laws in section 26 of the U.S. Code:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Income_tax
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-.html

Some "tax law deniers" will say that is not good enough and want to see the acts passed by congress. So here those are:

Revenue act of 1862:
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Revenue_Act_of_1862

1894 Income Tax and the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act:
http://law.enotes.com/major-acts-congress/income-tax-wilson-gorman-tariff-act

Revenue act of 1913:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_Act_of_1913
http://law.enotes.com/major-acts-congress/federal-income-tax

Internal Revenue Code of 1954:
http://law.enotes.com/major-acts-congress/internal-revenue-act
http://www.reference.com/browse/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Code_of_1954
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Code_of_1954

Tax reform act of 1986:
http://www.answers.com/topic/tax-reform-act-of-1986
http://law.enotes.com/major-acts-congress/tax-reform-act
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Reform_Act_of_1986

I've seen a lot of claims in answers.yahoo.com about a supreme court decision like the one you describe. But so far I have not seen an authoritative citation.

May I suggest that you reserve the supreme court case you are citing and present your findings in a new Question?

For more detail on some of other income tax arguments, see:
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

Answer 2

I actually work with a guy that does not pay income tax and he is not considered to be doing anything wrong. Be careful though, when you file paper work to the IRS to have them not take any taxes from you they can and will call your local municipalities and notify them that you do not pay taxes. So if you ever need the Fire Dept/Ambulance or Police they then in turn are not required to come out on that call, as the work for the taxpayers. So tread lightly and good luck.

Answer 3

The 'tax code' IS the actual law that requires you to pay income tax. Title 26 of the US Federal code is another name for the tax code. The 16th amendment to the US constitution specifically authorizes congress to enact an income tax. Title 26 aka the Internal Revenue Code is the actual Federal law passed under that amendment.

Your question is like saying "other than the MURDER statute, there is no actual law I can find that prohibits shooting you in the head."

Answer 4

Please post a case reference to your claimed Supreme Court rulings. Your allegation is meaningless without them.

Title 26 of the US Code spells out the law quite plainly. Here's a link: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/26/usc_sup_01_26.html

Add to that TONS of case law backs up both the validity of the 16th Amendment and Title 26.

BTW, in legal parlance, the word "Code" means "Law". So there you go -- Constitutional Law, Legislation, and Case Law all clearly lay the responsibility upon you to file your returns and pay your taxes.

Answer 5

It's in the bill that passed into law the federal reserve act And the Supreme Court has upheld this section of the law, so you are beating a dead horse here.

Answer 6

The law is that if you don't, you'll end up in jail. Just read the news, like the guy who wrote books telling people (like you) that there was no law. He's in jail, and the judge who put him there still has his job.

Mr. Schiff, who wrote the book on tax evasion, is prevented from selling his book by law (criminals cannot profit from illegal activities,) so he's letting you download the book for free.

He spins it a little differently:

"Irwin's graciously offering you this book for free because he's been banned from selling it since the government doesn't want you to learn what's in this book. So enjoy!"

He was banned from selling it NOT because the government has banned it - if that were the case it wouldn't even be available for free. He's banned from making money off it because it would be illegal if he did.

Answer 7

Try that argument with the IRS and not only will you be audited but you'll be hit with a "frivolous argument" fine as well. The tax courts have beaten arguments like yours into the ground.

Answer 8

Title 26 - Internal Revenue Code

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode26/usc_sup_01_26.html

Next question.

Answer 9

In one of the amendments to the constitution, it says basically, that the government can levy taxes.

Answer 10

Oh really. You're just full of good information today.