Digging Deeper

U.S. v. Goelet, 232 U.S. 293 (1914) and U.S. v. Bennett, 232 U.S. 299 (1914)

By ftsig-admin / June 9, 2025 / Comments Off on U.S. v. Goelet, 232 U.S. 293 (1914) and U.S. v. Bennett, 232 U.S. 299 (1914)

CASE LINKS: SIGNIFICANCE: These two cases present the question of whether the constitutional power of excise taxation over property located outside United States the country applies in two scenarios: The court decided that the domiciled taxpayer was liable and the taxpayer with the foreign domicile was not liable. The circumstances of the Goelet case most…

Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass, 358 U.S. 426 (1955)

By ftsig-admin / June 7, 2025 / Comments Off on Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass, 358 U.S. 426 (1955)

Case Link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=11404527107386030954 Wikipedia Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioner_v._Glenshaw_Glass_Co. IMPORTANCE: This case is famous because it redefined “gross income” for the purposes of I.R.C. 61 to mean “all accessions of wealth over which the taxpayer has complete dominion”. Prior to this case, Stratton’s Independence v. Howbert, 231 U.S. 399, 415, 34 S.Sup.Ct. 136, 140 58 L.Ed. 285, Doyle v.…

Meta AI: Proof that the “citizen of the United States” in the I.R.C. is a VOLUNTARY privilege

By ftsig-admin / June 7, 2025 / Comments Off on Meta AI: Proof that the “citizen of the United States” in the I.R.C. is a VOLUNTARY privilege

Meta Ai, 6/6/2025 EDITORIAL: This line of questions is based on information derived mainly from the opening page of this website at: https://ftsig.org If you want to prevent YOURSELF from being censored like we were, “…do not make allegations of illegal or criminal activity against anyone or anything. AI bots are trained to abort any…

PERPLEXITY AI: Can a nonresident party outside of exclusive federal jurisdiction be a “person” under federal law, or do they have to be sued under STATE law instead?

By ftsig-admin / June 1, 2025 / Comments Off on PERPLEXITY AI: Can a nonresident party outside of exclusive federal jurisdiction be a “person” under federal law, or do they have to be sued under STATE law instead?

EDITORIAL: This interchange PROVES that a nonresident alien can be NEITHER a “person” under 26 U.S.C. 6671(b) or 26 U.S.C. 7343. They are BOTH CIVIL and not CRIMINAL in nature. Thus, they are PENAL rather than CRIMINAL. REMEMBER: When querying AI: This prophylactic move will keep you out of a LOT of trouble and cure…

DEBATE: Confusion created by Citizen* and Citizen**+D nomenclature

By ftsig-admin / May 30, 2025 / Comments Off on DEBATE: Confusion created by Citizen* and Citizen**+D nomenclature

EDITORIAL: This debate is very helpful to our readers for discerning the bright red line separating PUBLIC and PRIVATE in the context of citizenship terminology and their relationship to franchises. We HIGHLY recommend reading it. This fits nicely and coherently into the following presentation on the same subject: Separation Between Public and Private Course, Form…

Copilot: Cook v. Tait, 265 U.S. 47 (1924) Implications

By ftsig-admin / May 29, 2025 / Comments Off on Copilot: Cook v. Tait, 265 U.S. 47 (1924) Implications

EDITORIAL: The “identity theft” and “human trafficking” described in our answers here can be reported to the IRS on the following SEDM form: Identity Theft Affidavit, Form #14.020https://sedm.org/Forms/14-PropProtection/Identity_Theft_Affidavit-f14039.pdf The AI chatbot in this interchange basically SANCTIONS the filing of this form if the IRS unilaterally changes your status from “nonresident alien” to “U.S. person” without…

DEBATE: About the meaning of “United States” in I.R.C. 864(b)

By ftsig-admin / May 21, 2025 / Comments Off on DEBATE: About the meaning of “United States” in I.R.C. 864(b)

QUESTION: I believe your conclusions in this article are errant. PROOF OF FACTS: “United States” INCLUDES (not means) the government, FTSIGhttps://ftsig.org/proof-of-facts-united-states-includes-the-government/#2._EXAMPLE United States is geographical—not governmental. The ultimate source of taxing authority is the government—that is correct. But they are hiding the government meaning by shielding it with the geographical sense. Proof of this can…

Helvering v. Davis, 301 U.S. 619 (1937)

By ftsig-admin / May 15, 2025 / Comments Off on Helvering v. Davis, 301 U.S. 619 (1937)

Case Link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8426251106033758246 The Helvering case was a direct and early challenge to the Social Security Act. This is an excerpt I would like to have a discussion when you have time, about the meaning of “income tax” as stated in the Argument for Petitioners in HELVERING v. DAVIS.: “Title II of the Social Security…

DEBATE: Items identified as FDAP on IRS website include private property

By ftsig-admin / April 26, 2025 / Comments Off on DEBATE: Items identified as FDAP on IRS website include private property

EDITORIAL: This debate surrounds what is “included” in FDAP items listed under 26 U.S.C. 871(a)(1). It does so in the context of a recent PGA golf prize winner who is an alien in relation to United States* and whether his golf winnings would be considered FDAP if he filed as a nonresident alien. THEIR STATEMENT:…

DEBATE: An “individual” is just a human being or natural person in the code and not a privileged fictional entity

By ftsig-admin / April 4, 2025 / Comments Off on DEBATE: An “individual” is just a human being or natural person in the code and not a privileged fictional entity

FALSE STATEMENT: An “individual” is just a human being or natural person in the code and not a privileged fictional entity. REBUTTAL: Anything Congress legislatively creates they own. “All subjects over which the sovereign power of a state extends, are objects of taxation; but those over which it does not extend, are, upon the soundest…