[Arrowhead]

Screw filing. There is no law that requires me to file. Just stop sending them the money.

[Just A Nobody]

BUMP!

[Mad Dawgg]

"Screw filing. There is no law that requires me to file. Just stop sending them the money."

There is a way to strangle the money flow without breaking IRS rules!

Change your W-4s to have as little as possible taken out of your check by increasing your dependents and checking mortgage deductions and other such choices on your W-4.

Most taxpayers send in more than they need to get money back at tax time. Reverse the process and send in as little as possible and put the extra cash you get in savings.

For more tips to help Starve the Beast check this FR Thread: Starve the Beast!

[Jagermonster]

Screw filing. There is no law that requires me to file. Just stop sending them the money.

In the interest of clarity, a summary of the relevant United States Code provisions:

26 U.S.C. §§ 1, 61, and 63 impose the tax,
26 U.S.C. § 6012 requires you to file a tax return if you have income of more than the exemption amount, and
26 U.S.C. § 6151 requires you to pay the tax at the time and place fixed for the filing of your return.

26 U.S.C. § 6012(a) recites in pertinent part: "Returns with respect to income taxes * * * shall be made by the following: (1)(A) Every individual having for the taxable year gross income which equals or exceeds the exemption amount * * *."

The pleasant fantasy that there is no law requiring you to file a return, or to pay income taxes is often repeated on the Internet. However, it is not true, and you should not make tax decisions based on the concept.

The idea that there is no law requiring you to file a return is of course completely understandable: the relevant provisions are dispersed throughout the ridiculously large federal tax code (26 U.S.C. §§ 1 - 9833). Nevertheless, the fact that these laws are written down in the law somewhere allows the government to presume that you know about it.

[RobRoy]

See my post 74. That is exactly what my friend says.