Is filing IRS income tax Form 1040 voluntary?
Q.Is filing IRS income tax Form 1040 voluntary? It's so confusing. So many web sites nowadays say income tax is voluntary like www.AllAboutFreedom.net ? Even former IRS agents are saying that it is voluntary: http://www.allaboutfreedom.net/proof_internal_revenue_service.html#USA Then there are other people saying it's not voluntary: http://evans-legal.com/dan/tpfaq.html#voluntary But then a congressional report says Filing IRS Income Tax Form 1040 is voluntary: http://www.allaboutfreedom.net/Docs/Grace_Commission_Reports.pdf And the Supreme Court rules both ways. So is filing IRS income tax Form 1040 voluntary?
A.It is absolutely voluntary. In exactly the same way that not stopping for a stop sign, not braking your car to avoid killing someone and not beating your spouse are voluntary. Obeying the law is voluntary but always be prepared to accept the consequences of your actions. And the consequences of not obeying the law can be either civil and/or criminal and may cost you thousands of dollars and can, if if "unvolunteer" enough, land you in federal prison. The filing is voluntary. Responsibility for the tax is not. If you don't volunteer, then the government has the authority to determine what your tax is on its own, assess it, then come after you to have you pay it (or seize property if you don't). Note that such usually does NOT account for any deductions beyond the standard nor any personal exemptions beyond that of the taxpayer himself - so it's often better for a person that does have deductions to file himself.
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