Special Language

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…

DEFINITIONS: “Public Domain”

By ftsig-admin / March 8, 2025 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: “Public Domain”

“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…

Site Symbology for Political Terms “United States”, “State”

By ftsig-admin / February 19, 2025 / Comments Off on Site Symbology for Political Terms “United States”, “State”

Throughout 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.…

DEFINITIONS: INTERNAL and EXTERNAL, DOMESTIC and FOREIGN terms

By ftsig-admin / February 19, 2025 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: INTERNAL and EXTERNAL, DOMESTIC and FOREIGN terms

The 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…

DEFINITIONS: “trade or business”

By ftsig-admin / November 24, 2024 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: “trade or business”

WARNINGS!: 26 U.S.C. §7701(a)(26) “The term ‘trade or business’ includes the performance of the functions of a public office.” Microsoft Copilot: What’s the difference between “trade or business” in 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(26) and “effectively connected” in 26 U.S.C. 864(b)?, FTSIG https://ftsig.org/microsoft-copilot-whats-the-difference-between-trade-or-business-in-26-u-s-c-7701a26-and-effectively-connected-in-26-u-s-c-864b/ The “trade or business” scam-heart of the IRS fraud HTML Version-Family Guardian PDF Version-SEDM…

DEFINITIONS: “Effectively Connected”

By ftsig-admin / November 14, 2024 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: “Effectively Connected”

SOURCE: The Truth About “Effectively Connecting”, Form #05.056, Section 2; SOURCE: https://sedm.org/Forms/05-MemLaw/EffectivelyConnected.pdf. “Effectively connected” is only used in the context of “nonresident aliens”. The only position this site takes is the Nonresident Alien Position. The definition of “effectively connected” is as follows: 26 U.S. Code § 864 – Definitions and special rules (c)Effectively connected income,…

DEFINITIONS: “source within the United States”

By ftsig-admin / October 18, 2024 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: “source within the United States”

26 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”…

DEFINITIONS: “Withholding Agent”

By ftsig-admin / October 18, 2024 / Comments Off on DEFINITIONS: “Withholding Agent”

26 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…