[UbIwerks]

Subchapter B, Part 1, Sec 61 says: (a) General definition Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, gross income means all income from whatever source derived, including (but not limited to) the following items: (1) Compensation for services, including fees, commissions, fringe benefits, and similar items;

The words wages and salaries are not in this example you gave so why should I believe that the income tax is a tax derived from these sources or even on these sources?

[D Rider]

What I find extremely curious, is that the agency in responsible charge for understanding all of this cannot answer the simple question of thier basic mandate. And if they can't, and no one here can definatively produce it... it begs the question "Does it even exist?" This is extremely curious.

Then, I ask myself "who wants it?"

Government (general)
IRS employees
Tax Attorneys
CPA's
Special Interest Parasites
Government Funded Institutions
...just for starters

[MACVSOG68]

The words wages and salaries are not in this example you gave so why should I believe that the income tax is a tax derived from these sources or even on these sources?

I will assume you really don't believe that the term "income from whatever source derived" was meant to include salaries and wages. Assuming so, please refer to 26CFR, Sec 1.61-2 which goes into much greater detail as to the specifics of "income", including salaries and wages.

[VRWC_minion]

The words wages and salaries are not in this example you gave

What part of ALL INCOME FROM WHATEVER SOURCE don't you understand ?