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 Do government workers pay Social Security tax?
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 How much is,$400 in uk pounds.?

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that is lucky for me ...


 How can I get my child's social security number?
I need my newborn daughter's SSN to do our taxes. I think we got the card, but I don't know where it is. How can we just get the number???...


 How weeks are in a year?
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 My son who is 17 worked all year, can he file his own return and I still claim him as a dependent? Thank you!?
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 Tax preparer does your taxes filing and the irs find a mistake and say you owe money what do you do then can y
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 Do you need to pay taxes when working freelance?
I am currently working freelance, it is only temporary and since I started, I only earned about 5K, and I should only earn another 1K by the time I stop. Do I need to pay taxes? Please advise!!...


 If you let someone claim your children on a tax return,who gets the stimulis check for the child tax part?
I feel like in the middle of a war zone.My two friends made a deal with their tax return. Now they are at each others throat about who entitled to the stimulus check.Please some friendly advice.Also ...


 My former emplyer has failed at sending me my w-2 form. Will they let me file so late?
I was told that they will not let me file this late and they are going to charge me with a late filing fee. Who would I complain to about this? She has told me for the past 6 to 8 weeks she was ...


 Not a student moving into student house what will happen if i get caught not paying council tax?
will i get done or will it be the landlords fault, she telling me just to move in and not worry about it!...


 Can bill collectors take your tax refund before you get it?
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 How do you take the VAT off a figure?
I used to know this.... you can divide the figure by X, then times it by Y and the result is the nett figure.

Anyone know what the X and Y are???...


 My wife passed away in March but income taxes would I be able to do myself or should I seek a pro?
I usually filed our taxes myself I don't have a lot of deductions or anything but I'm uncertain about this year since she has passed would it be to my advantage to go to a tax preparer?...


 Overtime wages time and a half?
Does anyone know how many hours you have to work before overtime kicks in. My son's friend just told me his boss doesnt pay overtime unless he works over 88 hours. He gets paid every two weeks. I...


 Tax money not going in. Please read?
We just called the IRS. They said all the people who were suppose to get their money today are getting it on Febuary 9th.
They have no reason at all. But nobody should expect their money today.<...


 Why do you all just sit back and take it?
Why do you all just sit back and take it, I am talking about the item on the BBC1 news this evening about rubbish collections only being fortnightly, but I doubt the council taxes will go down. I ...


 I reported someone for tax and vat fraud?
about 4 month ago how long does it take them to act on the info and do they check every report
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yeah its revenge i suppose p1ss with me and you ll get p1ssed ...


 What will happen if I didn't file my taxes this year at all?
If I didn't file this last April, but go ahead and file next April, and disregard the last year? Will I automatically get in trouble, or only if I am audited?...


 Can I leave unemployment benefits off my 1040 if it makes no difference in my refund amount?
I really need my tax refund ASAP. I have a simple return, and the only item I lack is the 1099-G form from my state (NC) that shows some unemployment insurance benefits I received last year. That ...


 Can you file taxes if your unlemployed?
i have a child, a studrnt but not working. live with parents ...



Andy F
Did you know that there is no law that makes you pay your federal income tax?
The 16th amendment did not allow any new forms of taxation. The Constitution states that a tax must be indirect (tax on cigarettes) or direct tax which must be apportioned-it is not. The tax code is not the law and does not overide the Constitution or the the many Supreme Court cases that came before it. There is much more to state, but willing to debate this fact with anyone out there.
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Angie- you are incorrect. First of all the government does not have a right to collect the tax from people who do not want to pay it and secondly there have been many cases of people who were found not guilty. The tax code even reads that there is "voluntary compliance" You simply have to do the research
                     
 




NGC6205
Did you know that you are wrong? Since you obviously don't know that, I'll let you know, YOU ARE WRONG.

Title 26 of the UNITED STATES CODE is a codification of the actual tax laws passed by Congress and signed into law by a President. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/uscode26/usc_sup_01_26.html
Here are a couple of court cases about it.
In United States v. McDonald, 919 F.2d 146 (10th Cir. 1990) and United States v. Studley, 783 F.2d 934, 940 (9th Cir. 1986), the court stated, "Indeed, as we have repeatedly held, the entire Internal Revenue Code was validly enacted by Congress and is fully enforceable."

In Ryan v. Bilby, 764 F2d 1325, 1328 (9th Cir. 1985), the court stated, "Congress’s failure to enact a title [of the United States Code] into positive law has only evidentiary significance and does not render the underlying enactment invalid or unenforceable. See 1 U.S.C. § 204(a) (1982), (the text of titles not enacted into positive law is only prima facie evidence of the law itself). Like it or not, the Internal Revenue Code is the law, and the defendants did not violate Ryan’s rights by enforcing it."

Re: 16th amendment
You are somewhat correct in that the 16th amendment granted "no new power of taxation" which is actually a quote from a Supreme Court case. However, the tax protester literature you have been reading did not include what the Supreme Court said in the EXACT SAME SENTENCE. The following is a more complete quote from STANTON v. BALTIC MINING CO, 240 U.S. 103 (1916).
"...by the previous ruling it was settled that the provisions of the 16th Amendment conferred no new power of taxation, but simply prohibited the previous complete and plenary power of income taxation possessed by Congress from the beginning from being taken out of the category of INDIRECT TAXATION to which it inherently belonged..."
As anyone can plainly see, the Supreme Court declares that income taxes are INDIRECT taxes and are therefore PERMITTED by the Constitution in Article 1 Section 8.

BTW, the Supreme Court UPHELD an income tax levied on an individual's earnings in SPRINGER v. U S, 102 U.S. 586 (1880). In that decision, the court stated that "Our conclusions are, that direct taxes, within the meaning of the Constitution, are only capitation taxes, as expressed in that instrument, and taxes on real estate; and that the tax of which the plaintiff in error complains [an income tax] is within the category of an excise or duty."

So, the tax code or Internal Revenue Code do not override the Constitution because the power to tax incomes is given to Congress in the Constitution.

BTW, name ONE Supreme Court case that said an income tax on wages was unconstitutional. Hint: there isn't one. There was one case where the Supreme Court stated that a tax on income from property, i.e. rental income, was the same as a tax on the property itself and hence was a direct tax and was therefore unconstitutional, but that case specifically avoided calling a tax on income from wages a direct tax.

Re: Your claim that income taxes are voluntary is also wrong.
Effective tax administration relies on taxpayers willingly complying with the tax laws, but taxpayers do not have the right to choose whether the laws apply to them. References to a “voluntary” tax system in Flora, supra, and in Service publications, mean a system that allows taxpayers to determine, in the first instance, the correct amount of their tax and to report their liability on appropriate returns, rather than
having the government make the determinations for them. See Hibbs v. Winn, 542 U.S. 88, 100 n.3 (2004) (“[T]he taxpayer, not the taxing authority, is the first party to make the relevant calculation of income taxes owed.”) (Emphasis added). “Voluntary” in this context does not mean that
taxpayers may opt out of the system. As stated in United States v. Schiff, 876 F.2d 272, 275 (2d Cir. 1989): "To the extent that income taxes are said to be “voluntary,” . . . they are only voluntary in that one files the returns and pays the taxes without the IRS first telling each individual the amount
due and then forcing payment of that amount. The payment of income taxes is not optional, however, . . . and the average citizen knows that the payment of income taxes is legally required." BTW, if you don't pay your income taxes and make the claim that income taxes are voluntary, the IRS will levy a $5,000 frivolous filing penalty.

Re: Constitution defines income as profits or gains.
First, the Constitution does no such thing. You should actually read it. http://www.senate.gov/civics/constitution_item/constitution.htm
Second, wages you earn on a job is a GAIN to you. A gain is calculated as the difference between the amount you SELL something and the amount for which you PAY FOR IT. For example, if you find a diamond ring that is worth $4,000 in your backyard and they you sell it to your neighbor for $3,000, you have a $3,000 gain. Your gain is the difference between the amount for which you sold the ring ($3,000) and the amount you paid for it ($0). If your neighbor then sells the ring to somebody else for $3,500, your neighbor has a $500 gain. When you work, your entire wage is a gain. You have paid nothing for your labor, yet you sell it for the amount of your wage.

One last point. An acquittal in a tax evasion criminal case does not mean that there isn't a law concerning income taxes anymore than O.J. Simpson's acquittal means that there isn't a law concerning murdering your ex-wife.

EDIT: I DID SHOW YOU THE LAW. TITLE 26 is the law whether you like it or not. You can read it at http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/uscode26/usc_sup_01_26.html or at
http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title26/title26.html or at
http://uscode.house.gov/download/title_26.shtml The courts, lawyers, accountants, and people with more than half a brain agree with me that Title 26 is the law.

People who offer rewards for showing them the law have rigged the offer so that no one could ever collect.
http://evans-legal.com/dan/tpfaq.html#rewards
For example, I'll give you $20,000 if you can prove to me all of the following three statements are false.
1. At the time of this writing, there is a law concerning income taxes.
2. Humans live on Earth.
3. You are a tax protester.
You can't win because all three are true.

As I said earlier in this post, there has NEVER been a Supreme Court case that said a tax on income from wages was unconstitutional. There has also never been a Supreme Court case that said the income tax laws enacted after 1913 only applies only to corporate profits.

I have seen Freedom to Fascism and it is full of conspiracy theory nonsense. Many of the facts are wrong and many of the quotes are taken completely out of context or are even made up. For example, the Woodrow Wilson quote that begins with "I am a most unhappy man" is actually part made-up and part a compilation of out-of-context quotes taken from campaign speeches he made in 1912. You can read them for yourself at http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14811

Yes, the Constitution demands that direct taxes be apportioned. Congress is free to levy INDIRECT taxes as long as they are uniform. As I have shown, income taxes are INDIRECT taxes and do not have to be apportioned. In either case, even if income taxes are declared to be direct taxes, the 16th amendment removes the apportionment requirement. That is the purpose of amendments, to change the Constitution when needed. The founding fathers knew the Constitution would have to change, but they made the process difficult in order to prevent it being changed at the whim of a few politicians. BTW, the 16th amendment was properly ratified and every court since has said so. Bill Benson's book is also full of errors.


seaturtle36
Ever heard of Willie Nelson? Lol.


keep on truckin
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alright then you stop paying them lets see what happens


bud68
(yawn)


Angie
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It's talk like that, that is going to put Wesley Snipes in jail. The courts have always upheld the country's right to collect taxes. Nice try.


Jolly Roger
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Tell that to Uncle Sam when he's foreclosing on your house


HandyDan
Why would anyone want to waste their time debating this idiocy?


Thomas
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yes, yes I did, I watched that one movie "zeitgeist", you should watch it, cool stuff


freakboynv2000
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while i agree with your position it is not winnable. the government has the courts in their pocket and no court will rule against them on the subject.


Chantel
Yep, you are correct about this. Wesley Snipes is a big advocate of this right now as we all know he is infamous for not filing or paying taxes on the millions of dollars he made.

Do we really want to challenge the IRS as they are the "legal" gangster backed by our government. I sure don't want to be thrown in jail or have my properties taken away.

It sucks that we have to pay taxes but if you pay taxes, that means you are making money. If you are paying a lot of taxes, that means you are making a lot of money. What's to complain? I rather live in this country or any developed countries than countries with significant amount of poverty and government corruption. You need money to run a country so even if we need to pay taxes, then so be it.

My only problem is that government should be held with greater accountability on the money being spent with our tax dollars. Companies are audited and given opinions to protect shareholders. What about government audit to protect the taxpayer's interest? I know we have GAO but so far they haven't been doing a great job at what they are suppose to be doing!


frank_adams917
I agree w/ you....

But....

The constitution also says congress must vote in favor of going to war,

Nothing but gold and silver can be used for money.

And many other things we do are not proper, so what can a person do?


rufus475
Perhaps, but try not paying (or just filing) and see what happens. Seems the Feds don't really care what the Constitution says anymore and not enough people are willing to stand up and fight them over it.


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