Cases Explained
LINK: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3081110958181951212 SIGNIFICANCE: George Springer reaped interest income from United States bonds. So he was not difficult for the Collector to locate to demand that Springer file a return and pay tax on that. Springer followed the instructions on the form and reported not only his interest from U.S. bonds but also his professional fees he…
Read MoreLINK TO CASE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2852002685220457827 SIGNIFICANCE: Declared the first income tax instituted to fund the Civil War, the Revenue Act of 1861, 122 Stat. 292 unconstitutional. Ruled that Congress can TAX but cannot “authorize” (meaning LICENSE) the thing subject to tax within the constitutional states of the Union. This case also recognized the ability of the…
Read MoreLINK TO CASE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7292056596996651119 WIKIPEDIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollock_v._Farmers%27_Loan_%26_Trust_Co. SIGNIFICANCE: This was the first attempt after the civil war to implement an income tax. It was declared unconstitutional because it was a direct, unapportioned tax upon real property. In this case the Supreme Court found an 1884 tax law similar to the 1864 Tax Law in the Sprinter…
Read MoreSOURCE: https://www.irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/the-truth-about-frivolous-arguments-section-i-a-to-c#contentionc2 IRS STATEMENT: C. The Meaning of Certain Terms Used in the Internal Revenue Code 2. Contention: The “United States” consists only of the District of Columbia, federal territories, and federal enclaves Some individuals and groups argue that the United States consists only of the District of Columbia, federal territories (e.g., Puerto Rico, Guam,…
Read MoreSOURCE: https://www.irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/the-truth-about-frivolous-arguments-section-i-a-to-c#contentionc1 IRS STATEMENT: C. The Meaning of Certain Terms Used in the Internal Revenue Code 1. Contention: Taxpayer is not a “citizen” of the United States and thus is not subject to the federal income tax laws. Some individuals argue that they have rejected citizenship in the United States in favor of state citizenship;…
Read More1. Introduction The term “frivolous” is defined as follows: Frivolous. Of little weight or importance. A pleading is “frivolous” when it is clearly insufficient on its face and does not controvert the material points of the opposite pleading, and is presumably interposed for mere purposes of delay or to embarrass the opponent. A claim or defense…
Read MoreLINK TO CASE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=11777818167992631527 SIGNIFICANCE: Declared compelled participation in Social Security by artificial entities constitutional. Opinion written by Justice Brandeis, a jew.
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Read MoreLINK TO CASE: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2521246303796542623 SIGNIFICANCE: Establishes CONSTITUTIONAL POLITICAL “citizen of the United States***” status in the Fourteenth Amendment as RIGHT that cannot be taken away without your consent rather than a PRIVILEGE that CAN be taken away without your consent.
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