Income Tax Law
Income Tax Law problem?
The IRS has an Income Tax problem. Tens of millions of Americans no
longer
file the form 1040. Why is that? Well, besides the fact that government
consumes 40 percent of the fruits of our labor and people sometimes have
to
make a choice between feeding their families or feeding Uncle Sam;
people
are tired of IRS abuses, lack of candor about the law and the need for
true
due process when Americanıs interact with the IRS. The greatest abuse
being
the IRS's and our elected officials refusal to tell the people what law
makes them liable to pay the Individual Income tax.
This silence on the part of our elected officials is responsible for the
mood of distrust and ever growing suspicion of government at all levels.
This is exactly what the IRS hoped to avoid when it came out with the
kinder, gentler version of the IRS that we are supposed to have today.
You
know, customer friendly. Their own mission statement tells us so.
Introduction and Mission
The Internal Revenue Service is the nation's tax collection agency and
administers the Internal Revenue Code enacted by Congress. Its mission:
to
provide America's taxpayers with top quality service by helping them
understand and meet their tax responsibilities and by applying the tax
law
with integrity and fairness to all.
The problem with the millions of non-filing American's is
self-inflicted.
The IRS refuses to tell the American people what law makes them liable
for
the Individual Income tax. I got to tell you folks; this is no minor
omission. The government has a duty to inform the people of our
obligations
under the law; anything less is immoral and un-American. There are four
questions that need to be asked and answered for the people to have
confidence that the law is being applied correctly.
1. What is the definition of the word Income as used in the Internal
Revenue code? Please cite the source of authority?
2. Is the Income tax a Direct tax or Indirect tax?
3. What statute makes me liable for the Individual Income Tax?
(Please cite statute and corresponding regulation).
4. What form is required by law to pay the Individual Income tax and
where does the law say that? (Please cite statute and regulation).
Lets look at the four questions and see why they are important and need
to
be answered.
1. What is the definition of the word Income as used in the Internal
Revenue code?
Gross Income, taxable income, adjusted gross income are words defined in
the
Income tax code. They are subspecies of the word income. One cannot
understand the meaning of these terms without having a definition of the
word income. There is no definition of the word income in the income tax
code. We want the official definition of the word. (Hint: Income, profit
separated from its capital source). Note/ Please do not cite court
cases.
The executive branch of government enforces the law. What law are you
enforcing?
2. Is the Income tax a Direct tax or an Indirect tax?
The constitution allows for two types of taxation with specific rules
that
govern each specie of tax. A direct tax must be apportioned and indirect
taxes must be uniform. I know if itıs a direct tax that the income tax
is
not apportioned and if itıs an indirect tax itıs not uniform. So what is
it?
3. What statute makes me liable for the Individual Income tax?
Not one person, lawyer, accountant or tax preparer that I've asked this
question can answer it, and I have asked many. Not one. If I called the
County Sheriff and asked him what statute would I be violating if I take
my
neighbors car without asking him, he would say Wisconsin State statutes
Grand Theft Auto. The law can be looked up in a book of
Wisconsin
State statutes. It is knowable. The same cannot be said about the income
tax
law. I've looked. Ask a government official the same question and they
act
as if the law that requires someone to pay the Individual Income tax is
classified information. I wonder what they are hiding?
4. What form is required by law to pay the Individual Income tax and
where does the law say that.
Government agencies promulgate rules governing its interaction with the
public in accordance with the laws passed by congress. They are
published in
the Code of Federal Regulations. This one should be easy for the IRS. So
what say you, IRS?
We live in a nation where the rule of law governs. I am not against
taxes. I
understand the governmentıs need for revenue to meet the legitimate
functions of government. The legitimate needs of all the people will
never
be met if the government refuses to meet its obligation to inform us of
the
laws we are accountable for. Its time to stop playing hide the ball. The
American people have a right to answers from their elected officials.
Our
elected officials must do their fair share to resolve this problem. You
can
all help me get the answers to these important questions. I have
officially
sent a letter to the IRS requesting answers to these questions. I have
copies of the letters and this article on my web site at
http://www.rraymond.org/. I will pay out of my own pocket the cost of
placing the IRS's replies in the paper so you will know the answers and
can
feel confident that the laws are being applied correctly. Please take
part
in our effort to get answers to these important questions. You can help
by
sharing this information with your friends and family. Lets make sure
that
every American is aware of this issue. If you can, consider paying to
run
this article in your local paper. Or make a donation so we can run this
article in all the major newspapers around the country. Thousands of
your
fellow Americans, your neighbors, are being abused daily without knowing
the
legal foundation for their abusers actions. Don't let them suffer
another
day without getting straight answers.
http://www.rraymond.org/irs_let.htm
İ 2004 -Robert R. Raymond All Rights Reserved
Robert R. Raymond is the past Independent candidate for the U.S House of
Representatives for Wisconsin's 5th District in the 2002 elections. A
political activist for the past eight years he represents the People for
Truth in Taxation Organization. He can be reached on his web site
http://www.rraymond.org/ or by e-mail at r...@rraymond.org. He can also be
reach by U.S mail at 10936 North Port Washington Rd - #242, Mequon,
Wisconsin 53092 or by phone at 414-297-9226. Republication allowed with
this notice and hyperlink intact.
"Silence can be equated with fraud where there is a legal or moral duty
to
speak, or where an inquiry left unanswered would be intentionally
misleading. . . We cannot condone this shocking behavior by the IRS. Our
revenue system is based on the good faith of the taxpayer and the
taxpayers
should be able to expect the same from the government in its enforcement
and
collection activities." U.S. v. Tweel, 550 F.2d 297, 299. See also U.S.
v.
Prudden, 424 F.2d 1021, 1032; Carmine v. Bowen, 64 A. 932.
People for Truth in Taxation paid to run this article in the Sunday
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on January 18, 2004. If you would like to see
this article in your local paper please contact me at the above contact
points.
- " federal income tax revenues (counting both individual and corporate
income tax revenues) falling to their lowest level since 1942"
http://www.cbpp.org/1-15-04bud.htm
You are not connecting with reality, not only here but below as well.
- Show quoted text -
You are what is technically called a "nutcase.'
I got to tell you folks; this is no minor
- I used to think your clock was set ahead, but it appears that you are a time
traveller from one day in the future!
- so the IRS isn't perfect, what government
agency IS ? The purpose of the IRS is to collect
money for the government. The government writes
the tax code. The tax code has been used by the
politicians to reward their friends and abuse their
opponents practically from day one. Loopholes
within loopholes, exemptions, contrary edicts and
impossibly vague definitions piled-up for decades
and decades. The Code is almost as twisted-up as
the Bible by now - says whatever it NEEDS to say
to suit the purposes of State and individual
politicians.
The problem isn't the IRS per-se, it's the congress,
and the congress that came before them, and before
them, and before ... well, you get the idea.