Digging Deeper

DEBATE: Is everything paid by the government “effectively connected” without your consent?

By ftsig-admin / August 29, 2025 / Comments Off on DEBATE: Is everything paid by the government “effectively connected” without your consent?

EDITORIAL: More on this subject at: FALSE STATEMENT: 26 U.S.C. §864(c)(2) says in part: In determining whether income from sources within the United States . . . is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, the factors taken into account shall include whether— (emphasis added) Now I will…

Copilot: Are the criminal provisions of the I.R.C. actually penal provisions tied to voluntary franchise provisions?

By ftsig-admin / August 28, 2025 / Comments Off on Copilot: Are the criminal provisions of the I.R.C. actually penal provisions tied to voluntary franchise provisions?

QUESTION 1: What legal criteria would a judge use to distinguish a criminal statute and the penal provisions of a franchise contract? Title 18 lists all the federal crimes but the I.R.C. has its own penal violations that seem to limit themselves to officers or employees of federal corporations in 26 U.S.C. 7343. ANSWER 1:…

Copilot: Are the government’s franchises lawfully executed under the U.C.C.?

By ftsig-admin / August 27, 2025 / Comments Off on Copilot: Are the government’s franchises lawfully executed under the U.C.C.?

EDITORIAL: This exchange establishes that: The “enfranchisement” happens between the 3rd party “recruiters” and their employees or contractors – via presumed “voluntary” consent to the terms established by Forms such as the W-4, W-9, etc., which allegedly identify the “qualified” franchisees (albeit in a rather confusing manner). Said forms are the chum made available to…

DEBATE: All “income” in the I.R.C. is “foreign”

By ftsig-admin / August 21, 2025 / Comments Off on DEBATE: All “income” in the I.R.C. is “foreign”

EDITORIAL: This debate deals with the subject of whether ALL income in the I.R.C. Subtitle A is “foreign income” and WHAT precisely foreign income means. The article that sparked this debate is: What YOUR GOVERNMENT Thinks “Foreign” Means, FTSIGhttps://ftsig.org/what-your-government-thinks-foreign-means/ If you understand this debate, you will be able to prove with evidence that you earn…

Copilot: How Courts Defend the Theft of Property Through Taxation

By ftsig-admin / July 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Copilot: How Courts Defend the Theft of Property Through Taxation

QUESTION 1: Please itemize all the ways that courts defend the theft of property through taxation, including such things as: 1. Refusing to apply property law. 2. How taxation always involves converting private property to public property. 3. How the conversion from private to public must always be consensual. 4. How government’s main job is…

Copilot: Deception about “foreign” found in 26 U.S.C. 911

By ftsig-admin / July 19, 2025 / Comments Off on Copilot: Deception about “foreign” found in 26 U.S.C. 911

QUESTION 1: So if Form 8840 is used by an alien in a constitutional state who wants to associate with the state instead of the national government, and 26 C.F.R. 301.7701(b)-2 refers to 26 U.S.C. 911, does that mean 26 U.S.C. 911 applies to people in a constitutional state? ANSWER 1: You’re asking a beautifully…

Copilot: Analysis of Tax Status Diagram

By ftsig-admin / July 16, 2025 / Comments Off on Copilot: Analysis of Tax Status Diagram

EDITORIAL: “Federal preemption converts an otherwise foreign civil status established through domicile in a local jurisdiction, to that of a domestic status, when elected, within United States jurisdiction.” [FTSIG] This analysis deals with the following article and diagrams therein: Nationality, Citizenship, and Tax Status – How They Differ, FTSIGhttps://ftsig.org/civil-political-jurisdiction/nationality-citizenship-and-tax-status-how-they-differ/ The above diagram + the AI…

Copilot: Are aliens standing on constitutionally protected land protected from direct taxes on private property in Article 1, Section 2. Clause 3?

By ftsig-admin / July 13, 2025 / Comments Off on Copilot: Are aliens standing on constitutionally protected land protected from direct taxes on private property in Article 1, Section 2. Clause 3?

EDITORIAL: This interchange is very useful in learning ways to attack MANDTORY participation in franchises. A “resident alien” under 26 U.S.C. 7701(b)(1)(A) is a COMPELLED franchisee. At the moment, if you are an alien who meets the presence test, the ONLY way you can file as a nonresident alien is to be married to one…

Copilot: Schedule NEC DOES NOT apply to U.S. Nationals

By ftsig-admin / July 9, 2025 / Comments Off on Copilot: Schedule NEC DOES NOT apply to U.S. Nationals

QUESTION 1: Can you show me evidence that the Schedule NEC is only for use by aliens who are nonresident aliens but cannot be used by U.S. nationals? ANSWER 1: Absolutely. The key lies in the definition of who files Form 1040-NR, which is the only form to which Schedule NEC can be attached. Schedule…

Copilot: Tax Computation Process for Nonresident Aliens

By ftsig-admin / July 7, 2025 / Comments Off on Copilot: Tax Computation Process for Nonresident Aliens

QUESTION 1: Is this the proper method of computing taxable income for a nonresident alien? 1. I.R.C. 61 is gross income. 2. I.R.C. 861/862 breaks that 61 gross income into within and without the U.S. 3. I.R.C. 862 is peeled off because not a U.S. source. I.R.C. 872 (exclusions) IMPLEMENTS the filtering of 862. 4.…