What gives my government the legal right of way to tax my income?

twosadime2005: What gives my government the legal right of way to tax my income?
Where in the U.S. Constitution or any other official document does it state that the government has the right to tax my income?

What written law states I have to pay income tax to the U.S.Government and where/when was that law enacted?

Answers and Views:

Answer by Snowboard Zombie
so…do you not want roads or an army?

Answer by Craig C
There is no legal basis in the Constitution for the IRS to exist and tax our income. For many years after the country was founded there was no such thing as income tax. Income taxes came about as the country grew and the scope of government responsibility increased. The reality is that the USA could not survive now with an income tax.

Answer by Mutt
The 16th Amendment give Congress the right to pass laws to tax your income. And they did just that: It’s called the Internal Revenue Code (or U.S. Tax Code), and can be found in Title 26 of the U.S. Code.

If you don’t believe that, just don’t pay it. Explain to the judge that there is no law saying you have to pay income tax and see if he agrees with you. So far, everyone that has tried it has been told they are wrong. But who knows, you may be the first to get a judge to agree with you.

Answer by JS
constitution

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States

dont try to fight it, you wont win

Answer by starbaby1981
Why don’t you want to pay income taxes? Have you ever driven on an interstate highway, gone to public school, or visited a national park? Have you ever needed police assistance? Are you ever going to retire and need Social Security or Medicare? Without income taxes, none of those would exist.

Answer by gomanyes
Where in the U.S. Constitution or any other official document does it state that the government has the right to tax my income?

In the 16th amendment.

What written law states I have to pay income tax to the U.S.Government and where/when was that law enacted?

The Internal Revenue Code. Enacted in Washington, DC. Current version redesignated in 1986.

Answer by NGC6205
In Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution…

“The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect TAXES,…”

There are only a few limits on that power. Exports cannot be taxed, indirect taxes must be geographically uniform and direct taxes must be apportioned.

The 16th amendment clarifies that income taxes are to be treated as INDIRECT taxes.

“The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.”
https://www.senate.gov/civics/constitution_item/constitution.htm

Using that power, Congress has enacted several tax laws through the years. In fact, the first income tax law in the U.S. was enacted in 1861 and was NEVER found to be unconstitutional. Our current tax laws get their basic structure from the Tax Reform Act of 1986. It was enacted on October 22, 1986. That law has been amended several times in the years between then and now. The tax laws are codified as Title 26 of the U.S. Code. You can read the 1986 law in the U.S. Statutes at Large in Volume 100 starting on page 2085. You can find the U.S. Statutes at Large in most Federal Depository Libraries and most law libraries. You can read Title 26 at or at https://uscode.house.gov/download/title_26.shtml