[paulklenk]

This is a rather dumb (and old) tactic used by those who engage in "Tax Avoision." You're supposed to write a letter to the IRS, asking them to please tell you where in the law it says you're supposed to pay taxes.

Assuming this story is true, this lady was lucky to get a judge to go along with her. But passing off this gambit to naive citizens and encouraging them to not pay taxes until the IRS points out the law, is irresponsible and will get those people in trouble.

FReepers, I know we don't like big government, or the IRS, or most of the things our federal government spends money on. But we need to keep our heads and not fall for the charlatans who encourage us to become tax evaders.

[ifreemantoo]

‘IRS management does what it wants, to whom it wants, when it wants, how it wants with almost complete immunity,’ retired Internal Revenue Service official Tommy Henderson told the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.”

This says it all. Now I wonder who is naive.

The Supreme Court made a profound statement in the "Federal Crop Ins." case and I will paraphrase:

If you believe the government and pay that's too bad for you. You take the risk that the agent or agency you deal with may not know what they are doing or may exceed their authority criminally or by stupidity.

So the Supreme Court says I don't have to take the risk. If you want to you have the USSC permission to do so. Then don't complain about where your money goes.

[TIElniff]

But we need to keep our heads and not fall for the charlatans who encourage us to become tax evaders.

I don't think it's necessary to become a tax evader in order to think that the IRS should answer the questions concerning the tax laws in writing, on the record, in a civil manner. After all, if the answers to the questions are so obvious, then they should be simple to answer and explain.

Doesn't the fact that the IRS won't answer the questions in writing, on the record, in a civil manner make you doubtful about just how "obvious" the answers are (or aren't)?