Posts Tagged ‘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)?
INTRODUCTION: “Effectively connected” defines a connection or bridge so that an NRA can’t escape a liability from a legitimate, taxable source by insulating himself with a foreign intermediary. More on this subject at: QUESTION 1: What is the difference between “effectively connected” in 26 U.S.C. 864 in the case of a nonresident alien and “trade…
Read MoreMicrosoft Copilot: Is someone serving as a federal employee and a “taxpayer” violating the dual-office prohibitions of law?
INTRODUCTION: This series of questions demonstrates how: More on the above at: QUESTION 1: Is it possible to serve in a public office in two departments of the national government at the same time? ANSWER 1: Great question — this touches on the constitutional and statutory rules about holding multiple offices in the U.S. federal…
Read MoreMicrosoft Copilot: Do real “public officers” in Titles 5 and 10 of the U.S. Code always owe tax?
EDITORIAL: This website takes the position that if you work for any government, you should pay taxes to that government on your compensation. This is an unavoidable outgrowth of our stance that the I.R.C. Subtitles A and C income tax is a tax exclusively on the government. What could be better than a tax on…
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