Digging Deeper

Hooven and Allison co. v. Evatt, 324 U.S. 652 (1945)

By ftsig-admin / February 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Hooven and Allison co. v. Evatt, 324 U.S. 652 (1945)

This is one of the VERY few cases that explains the meaning of the term “United States”. It is thus extremely important in discerning WHICH “United States” is meant in the context of the Internal Revenue Code. This case dealt with EXTERNAL excise taxation of imports under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the…

Copilot: American Nationals are not “individuals” for foreign person withholding purposes

By ftsig-admin / January 2, 2025 / Comments Off on Copilot: American Nationals are not “individuals” for foreign person withholding purposes

EDITORIAL: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Edge Browser, version 131. QUESTION 1: Write a legal proof proving that “nationals of the United States” are included in the “nonresident aliens” but not for withholding purposes in 26 C.F.R. 1.1441-1 because the definition of “individual” at 26 C.F.R. 1.1441-1(c)(3 ) is more restrictive. ANSWER 1: Certainly! Here’s a structured…

Copilot: Affordable Care Act limited to TERRITORIAL/POLITICAL citizens and nationals, not Fourteenth Amendment “citizens of the United States”

By ftsig-admin / December 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Copilot: Affordable Care Act limited to TERRITORIAL/POLITICAL citizens and nationals, not Fourteenth Amendment “citizens of the United States”

INTRODUCTION: Microsoft Copilot, Edge Browser version 131, 12/30/24 The following series of questions establishes that: Those with a foreign tax status such as “nonresident aliens”, even if they do DONATE their private property to a PUBLIC use by taking privileged “trade or business” (effectively connected) deductions against it are STILL not eligible for other privileges…

META AI: Proof that 26 U.S.C. 871(a) earnings are PROFIT only and that labor is NOT taxable under this statute

By ftsig-admin / December 25, 2024 / Comments Off on META AI: Proof that 26 U.S.C. 871(a) earnings are PROFIT only and that labor is NOT taxable under this statute

EDITORIAL: Meta AI, 12/25/24 For more information on this subject, see: While the Union Refrigerator Transit Co. v. Kentucky, 199 U.S. 194 (1905) case deals with state income tax, the principles are universal because the national income tax behaves as a state income tax for the District of Columbia as the equivalent of a “State”,…

META AI: What do you think of our plan to RESTRUCTURE the government as described in section 14 of our Opening Page at htts://ftsig.org?

By ftsig-admin / December 24, 2024 / Comments Off on META AI: What do you think of our plan to RESTRUCTURE the government as described in section 14 of our Opening Page at htts://ftsig.org?

QUESTION 1: We actually want to help and empower de jure governments that proceed only upon explicit consent to collect what they charge for their CIVIL SERVICES that you have signed up for in writing in advance of actually receiving them. There is a simple way to eliminate the need for ALL the government deception and chicanery…

META AI: Can a privilege not expressly authorized by statute be granted purely by judicial discretion if the judges pay derives from fees connected to paying for the delivery of the privilege?

By ftsig-admin / December 24, 2024 / Comments Off on META AI: Can a privilege not expressly authorized by statute be granted purely by judicial discretion if the judges pay derives from fees connected to paying for the delivery of the privilege?

INTRODUCTION: Meta AI, 12/23/2024 Additional information at: Sources of Extraterritorial Civil Jurisdiction, FTSIGhttps://ftsig.org/civil-political-jurisdiction/sources-of-extraterritorial-civil-jurisdiction/ QUESTION 1: What are the judicial implications of someone domiciled and present in a legislatively foreign state pursuing a privilege in a specific venue other than their own? Is it entirely a matter of judicial discretion if the foreign persons doing so…

META AI: Is a “NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES” A “FOREIGN PERSON” under 26 U.S.C. 1441?

By ftsig-admin / November 25, 2024 / Comments Off on META AI: Is a “NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES” A “FOREIGN PERSON” under 26 U.S.C. 1441?

EDITORIAL: This series of questions establishes that: For a comparison of the two above types of “nonresident aliens”, see: META AI: “Nonresident Alien” v. “non-resident alien”, FTSIGhttps://ftsig.org/meta-ai-nonresident-alien-v-non-resident-alien/ This subject is further discussed in: Foreign Person Reporting and Withholding Summary, FTSIGhttps://ftsig.org/foreign-person-reporting-and-withholding-summary/ QUESTION 1 Is a “national of the United States” included within the definition of “foreign…

META AI: “Nonresident Alien” v. “non-resident alien”

By ftsig-admin / November 16, 2024 / Comments Off on META AI: “Nonresident Alien” v. “non-resident alien”

EDITORIAL: The following interchange was conducted with Meta AI on 11/16/2024. This site relies exclusively on the nonresident alien position. This series of questions helps to clarify: These are HUGELY important concepts if you want to maximize your liberty, autonomy, and choice and remove all CIVIL constraints imposed by classical governments. QUESTION 1: What is…

Meta AI: “DOMESTIC” means INSIDE the government and “FOREIGN” means OUTSIDE the government

By ftsig-admin / October 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Meta AI: “DOMESTIC” means INSIDE the government and “FOREIGN” means OUTSIDE the government

EDITORIAL: This interchange with Meta AI happened on 10/8/24. Note that none of this interchange constitutes evidence of a reasonable belief useful in court and should not be promoted as such. It is merely what we call a “reality check” that forms a useful starting point to validate the content of this site with law…

Meta AI: Taxability of Military Retirement

By ftsig-admin / September 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Meta AI: Taxability of Military Retirement

EDITORIAL: For more information on the subject of this discovery, see: Policy Document: Retirement and Pensions, Form #08.028https://sedm.org/Forms/08-PolicyDocs/RetirementAndPensions.pdf QUESTION 1: If military retirement is based on years of service and therefore personal labor, and if there is no profit from personal labor under 26 U.S.C. 83, then can one earn “gross income” from military retirement?…