Month: August 2012

Isaac Brock Society Guest Post Article:  Questions and Thoughts about the 13th Amendment and the Income Tax

In a guest post for the Isaac Brock Society, I wrote a few words about whether or not the income tax violates the 13th Amendment. Here’s the conclusion of my piece:
“…y point is …

I credit Taxpayer advocate Nina Olson with some fine work getting the word out about federal tax lien withdrawals. In fact, lien withdrawal requests have increased 142% from 2010 to 2011.

So how has the IRS been doing with these federal tax lien withdrawal requests? The Treasury Inspector …

As its proud press release this past January declared, the IRS collected 4.5 billion dollars during its first two Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiatives (OVDI) from US taxpayers who came clean to report foreign income and accounts.  Now $4.5 billion, a handsome figure indeed, is relatively …

As you know if you’ve been paying attention, the IRS has stepped up its efforts to crack down on “tax evaders” beyond our shores. A number of restrictive regulations and reporting requirements are currently set to take effect in 2013. Many taxpayers and business officials have complained about …