If income tax is legal and must be paid then....?

Question

Why is it that only 61-65 million americans pay income taxes each year? Since that is the case, why is it that an entire town in ohio did not pay their taxes and nothing can or was done to those people. BTW, for those of you that quoted irs codes that is not law. it is a guid line. I want to know where is the law that shows that it is legal to tax a persons income, not their gains, or their dividends. If you could show the law and prove that it is the real law approved and rattified by congress, then you are the first person in this country. Read all of the laws associated with this, not just the ones you are told. Also, if that is the real law then prove it and Ed Brown has agreed to pay 1 million dollars to the person who can prove there is a real law that is in the constitution that says we must pay tax on out personal income. So smart people I tried to get my piece of that million bucks and failed. You try.

Answer 1

I think you're numbers are wrong. Far more than 65 million individuals pay into the system, and they pay in more ways than just their 1040 forms.

Income taxes have existed off and on in the US since our founding. The first permenant tax was imposed just after teh Civil War and later revoked.

The Supreme Court has held American income taxes as legal and constitutional on numerous occassions. If you disagree and would like to challenge, our generous judicial branch of government is willing to give you free room and board for several years to read up on it at any of our fine correctional facilities.

(See a 1-Police Plaza near you!)

You are required to file by law when your income reaches a certain amount. The law passed by Congress is found in the following place:

US Code
Title 26
Subtitle A
Chapter 1
Subchapter A
Part 1
Section 6012(a)(1)

You can find this law at Cornell University's web site:

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/

(The entire US federal code has been saved on line here. Have fun.)

It is the job of Congress to pass laws to keep quarterwits like you from abusing others. It is the job of the Judiciary to enforce all of Congress' laws.

Test them at your own peril.

Answer 2

1. The United States Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1, states “The Congress shall have the 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.”

2. The Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution,
ratified on February 3, 1913, states,“The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes on
income, from whatever source derived, without
apportionment among the several States, and without
regard to any census or enumeration”.

3. Congress used the power granted by the Constitution
and Sixteenth Amendment and made laws requiring
all individuals to pay tax.

4. Congress has delegated to the IRS the responsibility
of administering and enforcing these laws known as the Internal Revenue Code. Congress enacts the tax laws, IRS enforces them.

5. Courts have historically held there are no Constitutional
or legal grounds for failure to file tax returns and
failure to pay taxes.

6. The term voluntary compliance means that each of us is responsible for filing a tax return when
required and for determining and paying the correct
amount of tax.

7. Failing to file required returns and failing to pay taxes may result in criminal prosecution and/
or civil penalties.

8. While taxpayers have the right to contest their tax liabilities in the courts, taxpayers do not have the right to violate and disobey tax laws.

Answer 3

On the contrary, IRS Codes ARE the law- The Internal Revenue Code. As others have mentioned, taxation of income FROM WHATEVER SOURCE DERIVED was authorized by Constitutional Amendment LEGALLY RATIFIED and has been upheld by many courts, including the Supreme Court. Refusal to comply is at your own peril, and advancing arguments such as yours in a court will likely result in heavy fines and possible jail time on top of the taxes, penalties and interest you may already owe. Asking for more proof than you've already been shown reveals that your attitude is not one of open-minded investigation, but of ignorant, close-minded seeking after justification of an indefensible position.

Answer 4

Your numbers are WAY off, for one thing. Over 132 million returns were filed in 2004. Over 51 million of those were joint returns so that represents over 180 million persons who filed a tax return. Given that there are millions of people who didn't earn enough to be required to file a return such as young children, elderly retirees on Social Security and the very poor, that sounds like substantial compliance to me.

You need to take a course in Pre-Law. The codes you speak of as "guidelines" are in fact LAWS! At the Federal level, the body of all enacted legislation is called The United States Code. Title 26 of The United States Code covers Income Taxes. Read it and weep.

Congress does not "rattify" laws. They pass laws which are either then approved or vetoed by The President. Congress can override a Presidential veto if they have enough votes (2/3 majority). The President can also allow legislation to become law by not acting on it unless the Congressional session comes to an end before his deadline for signing it, the Pocket Veto as its known.

Ed Brown is a fool, and a convicted felon. Taking tax advice from him is like taking child rearing advice from Charles Manson. Not to mention the fact that he's basically penniless so he couldn't deliver on that idiotic promise if he wanted to.

Answer 5

fyi......Ed and Elaine Brown were each sentenced to 5+ years in prison on Tuesday for tax evasion.

Ed Brown has no intention of every paying that 1 Million dollars. A person has to prove to him that there is in an income tax and he gets to decide whether that person is right or wrong. Hmmm. I could say the same thing. I will give 1 Million dollars to anyone who can prove to me that the Earth is round....and I get to decide whether they are right or wrong. Get the picture.

Answer 6

Every year a number of people who believe that the income tax system is not legal receive an all expenses paid vacation to Kansas or some other exotic location. I have noted that a large number of Federal Correctional Officers live in or near those locations so they must be very appealing. Perhaps if you operate under this practice long enough you will win one of those vacations.

Answer 7

Interesting question. We pay taxes on income and it goes to government. Government has the right to tax citizens at whatever rate necessary, I think it's the law/rule.

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