Yes, I'm fully aware of that. I just give them my money out of the kindness of my heart. I mean what am I going to do with it. Probably spend it on booze and lap dances. May as well give it to Uncle Sammy. He might want to catch a buzz and get lap dance too !!!

You've been talking to Ron Paul again. :)

i was so not aware of that! im moving to the US!! :) thankyou!

Then why have people like Al Capone been jailed for tax evasion. This is one of those myths perpetuated by the unenlightened.

Uncle Sam Lap Dance? Your wish is my command!

The IRS and the courts disagree with you. From: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=106502,00.html "The Law: The word "voluntary," as used in Flora and in IRS publications, refers to our system of allowing taxpayers to determine the correct amount of tax and complete the appropriate returns, rather than have the government determine tax for them. The requirement to file an income tax return is not voluntary and is clearly set forth in Internal Revenue Code §§ 6011(a) , 6012(a) , et seq., and 6072(a). See also Treas. Reg. § 1.6011-1(a). Any taxpayer who has received more than a statutorily determined amount of gross income is obligated to file a return. Failure to file a tax return could subject the noncomplying individual to criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment, as well as civil penalties. In United States v. Tedder, 787 F.2d 540, 542 (10 th Cir. 1986), the court clearly states, "although Treasury regulations establish voluntary compliance as the general method of income tax collection, Congress gave the Secretary of the Treasury the power to enforce the income tax laws through involuntary collection . . . . The IRS' efforts to obtain compliance with the tax laws are entirely proper."

However, if you don't pay it, they're happy to give you a nice home in a very compfy jail cell with a cold porcelin john.

Oh please, let's not start this one up again...:-P... . . http://evans-legal.com/dan/tpfaq.html

Yes, I am aware

Sorry, wrong. It's Federal law.

It is an interesting question... whether the federal income tax is constitutional. I don't know what the answer is, it may be a matter of opinion, but I suspect it is not. I think in the end it is up to the judiciary to decide on constitutionality, or for the "We The People" to exercise their 2nd amendment rights against the IRS enforcement agents if they feel violated enough to drive them to do so. Study the constitution and make up your own mind on the issue. This video contains some useful points from the tax reformer side: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173 This 7 hour lecture on the constitution is very also very useful for a history of its construction and interpretation of its meaning from a liberatarian viewpoint, which also mentions the constitutionality of the IRS: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8577731528746978991&ei=oT2kSJ6yM4TgjAKJpPHFDw&q=michael+badnarik+constitutional+class

I'm well aware of it. The law is not in the Code of Federal Regulations. The United States Code (USC) means nothing without the regulations to back it up. IF it's not in the CFR then the law simply doesn't exist. I even asked my accountant about this years ago. He said there was no law, but if you don't pay they'll f*&k with you. If we went back to controlling our currency ourselves and back it with gold, then the bankers no longer control our currency and we no longer have a monetary system based on endless debt. www.zeitgeistmovie.com

Technically, that's correct. Unfortunately, by entering into just about any "voluntary" government program or contractual relationship with the state or federal government, you are bound by the regulations which, among other things, require you to file an individual income tax return, which makes you ipso facto subject to the tax. Such "voluntary" programs are: - Social Security (if you have an SSN, you're under an obligation to file) - depositing in an FDIC insured bank account - accepting a government loan or grant, or a government guaranteed loan - obtaining a medical license, contractors license, law license, engineering license, pharmacists license, CPA license, CMA license etc., and even a driver's license. - obtaining a copyright, patent or trademark - owning land or doing business within DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, or in or on any Federal enclave, such as a military base, national park or airport - being the officer of any corporation, trust, foundation, or fiduciary - obtaining a business license/permit - filing/signing a W-4 - operating a business subject to EEOC and OSHA regulations - hiring a member of the Bar to represent you in a court of law - applying for welfare, food stamps, Medicare, disability or unemployment benefits - applying for a student loan - accepting employment directly or indirectly from some arm or agency of the government, or any of its chartered corporations, such as the Post Office, FDIC, or the FED. Some of these requirements are only binding while you have the state-granted privilege, or for the current tax year, but the SSN problem is seemingly insurmountable. The Social Security program creates a Limited Partnership (the name of which is your name) between you and the Federal Government, registered in DC. Technically, the SSN is the TIN of that limited partnership. You cannot dissolve the partnership without Government consent -- and it won't consent. The requirement to file comes from the right of the government AS YOUR LEGAL BUSINESS PARTNER to demand you disclose all income, and the instrument for disclosing it is the individual tax return. Unfortunately, you can't conversely demand full disclosure from the government as it's the limited partner. Nice scam, ey?

DEBUNKED: See http://www.snopes.com/

You can try it... Others have and failed - You may want to read this first - http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/friv_tax.pdf

Wrong!! http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/25/smbusiness/snipes_jail_time.fsb/?postversion=2008042516