Special Language

Definitions: Mapping of Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 taxation v. Article 4, Section 3, Clause 4 Property/Franchise rental

By ftsig-admin / December 24, 2025 / Comments Off on Definitions: Mapping of Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 taxation v. Article 4, Section 3, Clause 4 Property/Franchise rental

INTRODUCTION: More on this subject at: QUESTION 1: Make a table as follows: 1. Column 1: Name of tax term. 2. Column 2: Meaning of term in an Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 tax context. 3. Column 3: Meaning of term in Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2 franchise privilege context. Presumptions: a. Income…

Definition: Biblical Korban

By ftsig-admin / December 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Definition: Biblical Korban

Wikipedia: Korban QUESTION 1: What is Biblical korban ? ANSWER 1: Here’s a clear, grounded explanation of Biblical korban based on the search results you triggered. What Is a Biblical Korban? A korban (קָרְבָּן, qorbān) in the Hebrew Bible is a sacrificial offering brought to God, usually at the Tabernacle or Temple. It is one…

DEFINITIONS: “Citizen”

By ftsig-admin / November 10, 2025 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: “Citizen”

EDITORIAL: The “citizen” upon whom the tax is imposed in 26 C.F.R. §1.1-1(a) and (b) is NOT merely and ONLY a POLITICAL “citizen* of the United StatesP” described in 26 C.F.R. §1.1-1(c). There would be NO NEED for these two things if they were both the same. INSTEAD, it is a: There would be NO…

DEFINITIONS: “foreign income”

By ftsig-admin / August 20, 2025 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: “foreign income”

EDITORIAL: Lessons learned about “foreign”: The above are substantiated at: PROOF OF FACTS: “Deferred earnings” paid in connection with government retirement earned as a “U.S. person” are not “foreign income” or taxable under I.R.C. 864(c), FTSIGhttps://ftsig.org/proof-of-facts-deferred-retirement-earnings-not-taxable/ There are lots of reasons why the geographical “United States” defined at 26 U.S.C. §7701(a)(9) and (a)(10) and 4…

DEFINITIONS: “Worldwide income”

By ftsig-admin / August 20, 2025 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: “Worldwide income”

EDITORIAL: 26 C.F.R. § 1.1-1(b) is the origin of “worldwide income”, even though it doesn’t use that term. What it does say is: “In general, all citizens of the United States, wherever resident, and all resident alien individuals are liable to the income taxes imposed by the Code whether the income is received from sources…

DEFINITIONS: “Privilege”

By ftsig-admin / June 14, 2025 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: “Privilege”

Fourteenth Amendment Annotations:  “Privileges and Immunities Clause” Commentary-Findlaw Confucius“The more you want, the more the world can hurt you.” Center for Special Needs Trust Administration v. Olson, No. 1:09-cv-072, at *16 (D.N.D. Apr. 25, 2011) “A person may waive the rights and privileges to which that person is legally entitled, whether secured by contract, conferred…

DEFINITIONS: “Civil status”

By ftsig-admin / June 11, 2025 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: “Civil status”

Acquiring a Civil Status (Important!) -FTSIG Civil Status (Important!) (OFFSITE LINK)-SEDM Your Exclusive Right to Declare and Establish Your Civil Status, Form #13.008 (OFFSITE LINK)-SEDM Why Domicile and Becoming a “Taxpayer” Require Your Consent, Form #05.002 (OFFSITE LINK)-civil domicile is the origin of civil status Capitis Diminutio CAPITIS DIMINUTIO. In Roman law. A dimin ishing or abridgment of personality;…

DEFINITIONS: “tangibles”

By ftsig-admin / March 27, 2025 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: “tangibles”

Grok, 3/27/25 QUESTION 1: What is the detailed definition of “tangibles” for the purpose of the internal revenue code as defined by the U.S. Supreme court? And please give me a history of changes to that definition over time. ANSWER 1: The term “tangibles” is not explicitly defined as a standalone concept by the U.S.…

DEFINITIONS: “Property”

By ftsig-admin / March 22, 2025 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: “Property”

EDITORIAL: More cites on property are available at: United States v. County of Allegheny, 322 U.S. 174, 187-188 (1944) ”The “Government” is an abstraction, and its possession of property largely constructive. Actual possession and custody of Government property nearly always are in someone who is not himself the Government, but acts in its behalf and…

DEFINITIONS: Federal Supremacy/Preemption

By ftsig-admin / March 14, 2025 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: Federal Supremacy/Preemption

EDITORIAL: The power to write regulations federally originates in 5 U.S.C. §301, which limits the authority to regulate to heads of departments: 5 U.S. Code §301 – Departmental regulations The head of an Executive department or military department may prescribe regulations for the government of his department, the conduct of its employees, the distribution and…