Definitions
Definitions of key terms used in a statutory context.
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.…
Read MoreEDITORIAL: More cites on property are available at: U.S. v. San Francisco, 310 U.S. 16, 29-30 (1940) Article 4, § 3, Cl. 2 of the Constitution provides that “The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory and other Property belonging to the United States.” The…
Read MoreEDITORIAL: 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…
Read More“The Constitution permits Congress to dispose of and to make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States. This power applies as well to territory belonging to the United States within the States, as beyond them. It comprehends all the public domain, wherever it may be. The…
Read MoreThroughout this site, we consistently employ the following symbology conventions for political terms. We emphasize that according to the U.S. Supreme Court, the POLITICAL sense is the PRINCIPAL sense of all words used in the constitution. In the Constitution the term state most frequently expresses the combined idea just noticed, of people, territory, and government.…
Read MoreThe purpose of this article is to clarify standards surrounding the context and use of the terms INTERNAL, EXTERNAL, DOMESTIC, and FOREIGN. As we frequently say, the THREE things controlling the meaning of words, like in real estate, are always CONTEXT, CONTEXT, and CONTEXT. Much confusion results from not understanding how these terms are used…
Read MoreWARNINGS!: 26 U.S.C. §7701(a)(26) “The term ‘trade or business’ includes the performance of the functions of a public office.” The “trade or business” scam-heart of the IRS fraud HTML Version-Family Guardian PDF Version-SEDM McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316 @ 430 (1819) “All subjects over which the sovereign power of a State extends are objects…
Read More26 U.S. Code § 861 – Income from sources within the United States EDITORIAL: Note that the hyperlinks to terms on Cornell such as “United States” are NOT part of the U.S. code and are not OFFICIAL links to actual definitions. They are merely guesses. Thus, “United States” DOESN”T necessarily mean the GEOGRAPHICAL “United States”…
Read More26 U.S.C. §7701(a)(16) TITLE 26 > Subtitle F > CHAPTER 79 > Sec. 7701.Sec. 7701. – Definitions (a)(16) Withholding agent The term ”withholding agent” means any person required to deduct and withhold any tax under the provisions of section 1441, 1442, 1443, or 1461. [See Title 26, Subtitle A, Chapter 3, Subchapter A: Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations] IRS Form 2678 IRS Form 2678 is the only way…
Read MoreThe Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith, p. 675, 1776; SOURCE: https://www.ibiblio.org/ml/libri/s/SmithA_WealthNations_p.pdf EDITORIAL: Smith deplored capitations as inequitable, inflationary, counterproductive, and destructive of liberty. Smith 5 times calls a tax on wages a direct tax in three pages of Book V This would definitely have been in the mind of the framers when they wrote the…
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