Is it true that there is no law passed by congress that forces us to pay an income tax?

Answer 1

No, that is just misinformation spread by a 'tax law deniers' group. Don't fall for it. Research it yourself.

For the income tax laws, check out:
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

For the major acts passed by congress regarding the Federal Income Tax...

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


For more detail on some of the tax law deniers 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
(do read these. It's pretty entertaining)

Answer 2

You'll hear some idiots tell you about how the 16th Amendment was never ratified. Bull. It was ratified with more than enough states.

Yup. You must pay income taxes. It's all nice and legal.

Now you might hear that taxes are voluntary. What's voluntary is assessing yourself. In other words, filling out and sending in your tax forms. If you don't, the gov't will assess you what it thinks you owe, and believe me, they won't look out for all the deductions you are entitled too. They'll just send you the bill and say pay now. If you weren't making tax payments during the year, they'll also assess you fines and penalties for being late.

So do yourself a favor, fill out the forms (or pay for a tax preparer), and make sure you take every break you are entitled too. Make sure to pay the taxes on time too.

Answer 3

There is, in fact, a Constitutional Amendment that empowers Congress to levy income taxes.

Answer 4

NO!

Check the Internal Revenue Code of the United States. Title 26, US Code.

From time to time we see here this argument from people, who apparently have been listening to various tax protestors. People who continuously practice this argument, and fail to pay their taxes, usually end up as convicted felons for willful failure to pay income tax. The IRS has a very dim view of tax protesters who use this argument, as do the courts.

Answer 5

it is in the constitution that congress has the power to levy income tax

Answer 6

A humm, ask Wesley Snipes.