Can anyone show me "THE LAW" that says we(Americans)have to pay taxes?

Answer 1

The Internal Revenue Code (and yes, the Code *is* a law) Title 26: There is hereby imposed on the taxable income of every individual . . . who is not a married individual a tax determined in accordance with the following table (and then a table). Section 63 of the Code defines taxable income. If you are married, another provision applies.

More specific information here:
http://docs.law.gwu.edu/facweb/jsiegel/Personal/taxes/JustNoLaw.htm

Answer 2

It depends what taxes you mean.

There are state taxes of various kinds including but not limited to property taxes, sales taxes, inheritance taxes, and licensing fees. To find the law for each of those taxes in each of the states, you will need to look first at the state constitution (many of which have provisions regarding what types of taxes are authorized) and then go to several different chapters of the state code to find out the exact details about specific taxes.

Likewise, there are provisions of the United States Constitution that authorize various taxes including income taxes. The exact language of most of these taxes is found in Title 26 of the United States Code.

As referred to in previous answers, both the U.S. Code and the state codes are "codifications" of the statutes passed by the appropriate body (Congress and the state legislatures respectively). Each of these governments has an agency with the assignment to organize the statutes passed into a coherent form by subject. The organized version of the statutes are the Codes.

Each of these Codes tends to have a penalty provision making it a crime to willfully fail to pay the taxes which are required by law. These penalty provisions typically involve potential prison sentences.

To be technical, none of these provisions say that you have to pay taxes. If you would rather go to prison, you don't have to pay taxes. Likewise, none of the Constitutional provisions require governments to impose taxes. However, uniform taxes have proven to be the best way to raise the revenue needed to fund the programs that voters insist that governments have whether they are fire and police protection at the local level or an army and clean water at the federal level.

Answer 3

Yes. A bunch of people pointed you to the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution and to the Internal Revenue Code. Especially see sections 1, 61, 6212, 6321 and even section 7201 of the Internal Revenue Code. It is unfortunate that some foolish people readily believe that taxes are not imposed properly by laws passed by Congress. The courts take a dim view of people who use frivolous arguments to avoid paying taxes. One answer would direct you to a book by Irwin Schiff. Be aware that Irwin Schiff has spent long stretches of his existence in this life in federal penitentiaries for spouting lies, disseminating untruths and profiting from gullible people about federal taxes. So yeah, you've been shown.

Answer 4

The 16th amendment does.

However it is over 100 years old and in itself NOT specific as to how much will be collected.

The IRS tax codes are illegal because they violate the 1st amendment, however, using that as a defense or argument will cost you upwards of $25K in federal court fines.

Yes folks it is illegal to challenge the IRS on the grounds of the Constitution.

And that in itself is illegal. So it is legal for the government to levy taxes, its not not legal for the IRS to collect taxes with out giving you a way to have the grievance of the tax addressed.
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Answer 5

I'm guessing you're referring to the federal income tax. This has been beaten to death, and you'll get nowhere with it. It might be more important to look around and realize what rights have been stripped from Americans, even in the last few years. "The End of America" by Naomi Wolf is a good book with which to start.

Answer 6

I can show you people in Federal prison who are there because they failed to pay.

I realize that you have read a good book or visited a nifty web site that reassures you that you do not have to pay. I am sure that they make the most convincing of arguments.

Let me also warn you that these people giving you this wonderful advice probably will not volunteer to serve your prison time for you.

Answer 7

Oy. There is no single "LAW", rather a progression of legislation based on congress' constitutional authority to levy taxes and fees.

Answer 8

Your answer lies within the constitution itself.

"Articles in addition to, and Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the Legislatures of the several States, pursuant to the fifth Article of the original Constitution."

16th Amendment "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."

The 16th amendment was proposed by resolution of Congress on July 12, 1909. It was declared in a proclamation of the Secretary of State, dated February 25, 1913, to have been ratified by 38 states, which "constitute three fourths."

Answer 9

It's an unwritten law made up by a private company not even a government agency to get money for things like a $400 haircut.

Answer 10

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.