THE 1040 FORM

Why do you think it's called a "RETURN?"

Since a federal income tax was started during the civil war, (and NOT as a result of the 16th amendment,) the feds knew that some persons would be falsely identified as having engaged in taxable activities. Notice the phrase taxable activities. What one does is the key to determining the amount of taxable income a person has gained. This is the nature of an indirect excise tax, the category of taxation the federal income tax falls into.

Explained further: If one uses the property, power or largess of the federal government, (the people’s government) to earn money, the government demands, on behalf of the people, a SLICE of the action. Slice = excise.

The nature of an excise is that it is AVOIDABLE. One avoids the excise tax on liquor by not purchasing liquor. So it is that one avoids the federal income tax by avoiding the taxable ACTIVITIES that generate taxable income.

Working as a federal employee, (FBI agent, etc.) is a privilege granted by the federal government. An excise is sometimes referred to as a privilege tax. In fact, the terms are interchangable. Trading one’s labor for monetary gain is a right and rights can never be licensed by the government. (2nd amendment a subject for a later essay.)

Back to that 1040 form. If you don’t understand and most do not, the purpose, function and scope of this legal form, you should not be signing it under penalty of perjury. You MUST, however, FILE a tax return if someone has filed a W2, 1099, etc., reporting that you were paid “wages.”

If someone has FALSLY identified YOU as having gained taxable income, and the IRS has withheld a portion of your earnings, You have the right and a duty to set the record straight and demand a tax RETURN.

Think of it this way. If a witness testifies in court, that you did something, and you do not testfy to the contrary, the judge or jury will probably determine that you committed the act. After all, it was testified to, under oath, and not rebutted.

If on the other hand, you rebut, via sworn testimony, to the contrary, and you have the facts and the law to bolster your testimony, a ruling should come down in your favor.

The government has always known, and provided for, the fact that some citizens would be falsely or mistakenly identified as having been paid “wages,” (a custom defined legal term.) Most do not earn “wages,” as most do not do business with or get paid by the federal government.

Consider the folks whose activities generate a tax liability under the code:

IRS agents.

FBI

CIA

NSA

The Joint Chiefs of Staff

Military arms contractors and consultants doing business with the federal government. (Neocon war profiteers)

I can see you smiling through the ether.

The key to cracking the Internal Revenue code is found in the IRS forms and the CUSTOM definitions in the code. It calls for a bit of legal research, but legal research is not very difficult. After all, if this trusted influencer can do it, you can too. Or, you can trust that first employer you had as a teenager, (Gas station manager or shoe clerk,) who gave you tax “advice,” That advice started you on a life long misunderstanding that kept you from prospering fully and restrained you in your pursuit of happiness.

On my radio show/podcast, tax class begins at 5PM on the first Saturday of every month. Those shows will feature Pete Hendrickson, author of Cracking The Code - The Fascinating Truth About Taxation In America, the finest legal treatise on the subject.

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