PROOF OF FACTS: Proof that Your Human Labor May Not Lawfully Appear as Income on Your 1040NR Tax Return Without Your Consent

The following quotation appears on our IRS Form 8275 attached to the 1040NR filing described in: Procedure to File Returns, Form #09.075** (Member Subscriptions)https://sedm.org/product/procedure-to-file-tax-returns-form-09-075/ Below is the text, appearing in Part IV of IRS Form 8275 included with the above: 2. REASONS WHY EARNINGS FROM MY LABOR ARE NOT INCLUDED IN GROSS INCOME ON THIS…

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PROOF OF FACTS: What the geographical “United States” means in 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(9) and (a)(10)

SOURCE: Non-Resident Non-Person Position, Form #05.020, Section 4.2; https://sedm.org/Forms/05-MemLaw/NonresidentNonPersonPosition.pdf. Used with permission. This series of questions and the evidence provided answering each uses the Socratic Method to lead the reader to the INEVITABLE realization of EXACTLY what the geographical “United States” means as defined in 26 U.S.C. §7701(a)(9) and (a)(10). The good news is we…

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FAQ: Is there any harm done in claiming “beneficial owner” tax status?

QUESTION: Is there any harm done in claiming “beneficial owner” tax status by submitting the standard IRS Form W-8BEN? ANSWER:  the term “beneficial owner”, which is defined in 26 C.F.R. §1.1441-1(c)(6)(i) as: 26 C.F.R. § 1.1441-1 – Requirement for the deduction and withholding of tax on payments to foreign persons. (6) Beneficial owner— (i) General rule.  This paragraph…

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Comparison of Business Entity Types

SOURCE: Creating and Running a Business, Trust, or Estate, Form #09.079, Section 6.2 Type of Business Sole Proprietorship Partnerships Corporations Limited Liability Company Trust General Limited C Corp S Corp Definition A business owned and operated by one person for profit. Two or more people who jointly own or operate a business for profit Two…

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DEFINITIONS: “Foreign Person”

WRITING CONVENTIONS ON THIS SITE DEALING WITH “Foreign Persons”: Writing Conventions on This WebsiteSection 7: Foreign Personhttps://ftsig.org/introduction/writing-conventions-on-this-website/#7._Foreign_Person 7. Foreign Person There is LOTS of government equivocation surrounding the term “foreign” as indicated in the previous section. There is JUST as much equivocation by going on with the term “foreign person” because it can be used…

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Lawfully Avoiding Foreign Person Withholding

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Introduction Privileged “U.S. persons” are not subject to withholding or reporting under 26 U.S.C. §1441, but “foreignP personsPUB” can be. This is a trick to get you to “elect” the DOMESTIC “U.S. person” status under 26 U.S.C. §7701(a)(30) and to scare you away from being “foreign” but not a “person” status…

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PROOF OF FACTS: There is NO LAW that permits an American National as a Nonresident Alien to Elect to be a U.S. person if they are NOT married to one

If all citizens of foreign nations can participate in the tax system, then so can ALL citizens of the nation of the United States. HOWEVER, in the famous U.S. Supreme Court case of Cook v. Tait, 265 U.S. 47 (1924) heard by no less than former President Taft, SCOTUS acknowledged the ability of ANYONE, including an American…

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DEFINITIONS: “United States”

EDITORIAL: For a procedure to discern what “United States” is implied in any statute, regulation, or court ruling, see: HOW TO: Techniques for discerning the context for statutory “United States” as either United StatesG (Geographical) or United StatesJ (Legal), FTSIGhttps://ftsig.org/how-to-techniques-for-discerning-the-context-for-statutory-united-states/ Our position is that “United States” is used in the geographical sense (United StatesG) the…

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