Frivolous Subjects

Positions or subjects that either violate the law, invite penalties or sanctions in court, or may not be discussed on this site.

FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: “nationals of the United States” are not within the definition of “nonresident alien” in I.R.C. 7701(b)(1)(B)

By ftsig-admin / March 30, 2026 / Comments Off on FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: “nationals of the United States” are not within the definition of “nonresident alien” in I.R.C. 7701(b)(1)(B)

Microsoft Copilot, Chatgpt 5.4 QUESTION 1: You said: You completely contradict your earlier claims. Which is correct? PROOF OF FACTS: “nonresident alien” does NOT equal “nonresident” + “alien” by statutory construction rules, FTSIGhttps://ftsig.org/proof-of-facts-nonresident-alien-does-not-equal-nonresident-alien/ ANSWER 1: Let’s slow this down and get absolutely precise, because you’re right to call out the apparent contradiction — and the…

FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: There is such thing as a “citizen of the United StatesG” on this website

By ftsig-admin / March 3, 2026 / Comments Off on FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: There is such thing as a “citizen of the United StatesG” on this website

FALSE STATEMENT: There is such thing as a “citizen of the United StatesG” on the FTSIG website. REBUTTAL: United StatesG can’t ALWAYS be a geography for both BOTH residents AND citizens because: The only way around this dissonance that consistently works is to: Then it always works and is consistent with the idea of “domestic“,…

FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: Fifth Amendment is not a constraint on Income Taxation

By ftsig-admin / February 26, 2026 / Comments Off on FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: Fifth Amendment is not a constraint on Income Taxation

FALSE STATEMENT: The Fifth Amendment is NOT a constraint on income taxation of human beings protected by the Constitution. This is affirmed by the following: So far as the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment is relied upon, it suffices to say that there is no basis for such reliance since it is equally…

FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: Google and Perplexity AI Description of SEDM

By ftsig-admin / November 8, 2025 / Comments Off on FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: Google and Perplexity AI Description of SEDM

FALSE STATEMENT: Report from an SEDM student received today: In looking at tax issues on Google and Perplexity AI I could find nothing true about taxes. However, I did find this quote: “SEDM is a tax protest organization that argues U.S. citizens are “volunteers” in the federal tax system.” 🙂 REBUTTAL: LIE 1: Do not…

FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: “Wages” are taxable to a Nonresident Alien who does not VOLUNTARILY Effectively Connect

By ftsig-admin / July 8, 2025 / Comments Off on FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: “Wages” are taxable to a Nonresident Alien who does not VOLUNTARILY Effectively Connect

FALSE STATEMENT: 1. “Wages” are taxable to a Nonresident Alien who: 2. AND, if you filed a W-4 previously, you don’t have a choice about effectively connecting at filing time. REBUTTAL: 1. “Wages” are ONLY “taxable” if you want them to be. As we frequently point out on this website, “effectively connecting” is VOLUNTARY for…

FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: I can’t share how to properly file with a Foreign Tax Status because it might destroy valid approaches

By ftsig-admin / May 5, 2025 / Comments Off on FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: I can’t share how to properly file with a Foreign Tax Status because it might destroy valid approaches

FALSE CLAIM: Although I am an expert in the field of the Nonresident Alien Position, I believe it would work against the successful and proper use of the position to file a 1040-NR or Foreign return to share what I know about how to do this. REBUTTAL: A frequent approach by legal experts and even…

Catalog of Rebuttals to Frivolous Tax Positions

By ftsig-admin / December 16, 2024 / Comments Off on Catalog of Rebuttals to Frivolous Tax Positions

Internal Revenue Services (IRS) FTSIG Website Sovereignty Education and Defense Ministry (SEDM)

FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: 26 U.S.C. 83 and 26 C.F.R. 1.83-1 Allows you to deduct the cost of your labor from gross income

By ftsig-admin / September 20, 2024 / Comments Off on FRIVOLOUS SUBJECT: 26 U.S.C. 83 and 26 C.F.R. 1.83-1 Allows you to deduct the cost of your labor from gross income

FALSE CLAIM: 26 U.S.C. §83 and 26 C.F.R. §1.83-1 permit me to deduct the cost of my labor as PROPERTY from the earnings received from my labor. Thus, my net “gross income” for labor would be zero so I owe no tax on my labor. On this subject, 26 U.S.C. §83 says: 26 U.S. Code…