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    Yes, You Do Have to Pay Your Taxes

    March 24, 2012, 10:06 p.m. ET.

    Yes, You Do Have to Pay Your Taxes .

    By TOM HERMAN

    When it comes to taxes, beware of frivolity.

    Despite repeated court rulings to the contrary, some people continue to insist there is no law requiring them to pay federal income taxes. Or that wages, tips and other compensation for personal services somehow aren't really taxable. Or that only foreign-source income is taxable.

    Courts long have rejected these and other similar theories as utterly bogus. In addition, judges have imposed stiff fines for what they view to be "frivolous" arguments or delaying tactics.

    Thus, even if some tax adviser assures you these theories are solid and you sincerely believe it, forget about it. They simply won't work, and the Internal Revenue Service "will come after you with a passion," says JJ MacNab, who is writing a book about the "sovereign citizen" and tax-protest movement. You may also face stiff fines from judges—and possibly criminal prosecution, Ms. MacNab says.

    What does the IRS consider to be frivolity? Go to the IRS's website (Internal Revenue Service) and type "frivolous" in the search box.

    Among other arguments doomed to fail is the contention that the only "employees" subject to the federal income tax are employees of the federal government. Or that someone can refuse to pay income taxes on religious or moral grounds by invoking the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Or that African-Americans are entitled to a special tax credit as reparations for slavery and other oppressive treatment.

    "Promoters of frivolous schemes encourage taxpayers to make unreasonable and outlandish claims to avoid paying the taxes they owe," the IRS said in a recent reminder pointing readers to its list of bogus theories. "These arguments are false and have been thrown out of court. While taxpayers have the right to contest their tax liabilities in court, no one has the right to disobey the law."

    The U.S. Tax Court is authorized to impose a penalty of up to $25,000 when it appears that someone has taken a frivolous or groundless position, or is using tactics primarily for delay.

    —Send your questions to us at askdowjones.sunday03@wsj.com and include your name, address and telephone number. Questions may be edited; we regret that we cannot answer every letter.

    Yes, You Do Have to Pay Your Taxes - WSJ.com
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    Yep. You do...There is a Very Thin Line between avoidance and evasion. One you may not want to walk. However, you can pay your taxes under protest, but you still have to pay them.

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    Tax protester (United States) - Wikipedia
    Tax protester (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Taxes may be paid under "protest" . . .

    Tax resistance - Wikipedia
    Tax resistance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    3.1 Legal. 3.1.1 Avoidance; 3.1.2 Paying under protest; 3.1.3
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    Yes. Seriously. You do not want to mess with the I.R.S. They have a sneaky little habit of nabbing you five years down the road and adding on interest and penelties. They will even come to your house to annoy you if they feel like it. Jerks. Except of course if you are an illegal. Then you can do any thing you want!! No problemo.

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