Take aNote FromWesley Snipes: PayYour IncomeTaxes I have heard my fair share of wild conspiracy theories, but one of the craziest I’ve ever heard has to do with federal taxes and the IRS. Some people believe that no provision of the IRS requires anyone to file or pay income taxes. They believe this tax, unlike other internal revenue taxes, is strictly censored. So, in order to deceive Americans of this and to provide federal courts and the IRS with deceptive passages on which to hang illegal prosecutions and search and seizures, the internal revenue code was written to make paying income taxes appear mandatory. Crazy, right?
These people believe that we, as Americans, have all been tricked into paying our taxes. What’s even crazier is that I have had multiple people over the course of my career come to me and say, “I believe this conspiracy theory, and I haven’t paid my taxes for years. Will you help me?” I always say, “No, how can I? If I believed that American citizens don’t really have to pay their taxes, I wouldn’t pay mine either!” One of the most famous people to believe this conspiracy theory — and pay heavily for it — is Wesley Snipes. For three years, Snipes refused to file and pay his federal income taxes. He was a protester. He didn’t believe the federal government had the right to take is money. He even hired some very expensive attorneys to fight for his cause, and after many years, he was convicted and served a three-year prison
sentence. If Snipes, a man with deep pockets and many connections, can’t fight the IRS on federal income taxes, what makes people who earn a modest living think they can?
In the end, Snipes served a year in prison for every year he refused to file his taxes, and you will too if you make the same choice. My advice for all of you who believe this strange conspiracy theory is to file your taxes and pay them on time. And if you are behind, call The Law Offices of Steven A. Leahy at (312) 664-6649 and get help!
TRIVIA
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