"Whatever the form in which the government functions, anyone entering into an arrangement with the government takes the risk of having accurately ascertained that he who purports to act for the government stays within the bounds of his authority, even though the agent himself may be unaware of limitations upon his authority." The United States Supreme Court, Federal Crop Ins. Corp, v. Merrill, 332 US 380 388 {1947).
The government is relying on public ignorance of law, and blind trust of their authority and understanding of the laws. This is a gross mistake on our part, and we need to be responsible and act directly to correct them and their perverted practices and beliefs.
Sample letter to IRS:
IRS (address your regional disclosure office - addresses at http://www.irs.gov/foia/article/0,,id=120681,00.html)
I understand that the government has the right to tax citizens, but this is only according to law and the Constitution. I have received conflicting information regarding my personal liability to file the 1040 form and pay the so-called "income" tax, and have information that I have been mislead on taxation requirements for filing the income tax 1040 forms in the past. I am requesting, in good faith, and under the Freedom of Information Act, the following documentation, or direction where I will locate these documents, so I may comply with constitutional and legal tax laws I may be liable for. I have not received such information from tax consultants and Attorney's to date, or on the IRS web site. I am depending on IRS compliance with its own manual:
1.2.1.6.4 (Approved 03 14 1991) P 6 12
1. Timeliness and Quality of Taxpayer Correspondence: The Service will issue quality responses to all taxpayer correspondence.
2. Taxpayer correspondence is defined as all written communication from a taxpayer or his/her representative, excluding tax returns, whether solicited or unsolicited. This includes taxpayer requests for information, as well as that which may accompany a tax return; responses to IRS requests for information; and annotated notice responses.
3. A quality response is timely, accurate, professional in tone, responsive to taxpayer needs (i.e., resolves all issues without further contact).
Request for information:
a. Please provide me the section of the Internal Revenue Code where it makes me, a private citizen, personally liable for income taxes.
b. Please provide me documentation for a legal definition of "income" so that I may comply with the lawful duty to file on any legal "income" I may have. (*1). This is NOT a request for "Section 61 - Gross income defined," but for the legal definition of the word "income" as used in section 61.
c. Please provide documentation on what type of tax "income" tax is... direct or indirect, or some other form of tax, and how the IRS complies with the Constitutional forms of taxation in its application of "income" tax laws.
d. Please provide documentation on IRS compliance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) laws regarding the 1040 form. (*2)
Please do not send me form letters, or documents with hearsay testimony, or lower court case law that does not specifically answer these issues.
Based on the present evidence (see attached), I believe I am no longer required to file any 1040 form, (except where doing so is necessary for a refund of taxes paid), or pay the so-called "income" tax. I also rescind my signature on any and all documents previously submitted regarding income taxes under the false presumption that I was legally required to do so, and rescind any suggestion that having ever signed such 1040 forms or documents constitutes any agreement or prima facie evidence that it was a lawful, Constitutional requirement to do so. I no longer believe that is the case as evidenced herein.
I look forward to your response so that I may better understand tax laws and IRS requirements under the Constitution and laws of the land, and to fully comply with them.
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