FedEx Pilot Not Guilty For Tax Evasion

[2000flyer]

Just read this article where a FedEx pilot failed to pay taxes on $920,000 in income. She said she was unable to find anything in the federal tax code that said she was liable for taxes. Read the article here.

2000Flyer

 

[Timebuilder]

Every year, there are hundreds of seminars and books by so-called "experts" who claim that there is no law that compels you to pay income tax. In addition, there are thousands who are successfully prosecuted every year for failing to pay.

It was probably a mistake to ask a jury to convict on the charge of evasion, since they themselves do not understand the tax code any better than anyone else does.

Rest assured, the taxes and penalties WILL be paid.

 

[jazlvr]

Looks like I've got me a new lawyer!

 

[2000flyer]

I heard more on the story today. Apparently she filed 99 exemptions on her W-4. Her only comment in court was to ask the government to show her one section in the federal register that said "she" had to pay taxes. The government could not produce such a law, therefore, the jury found her not guilty. Pretty gutsy road to take, considering she's lookng at $1.2M in back taxes and fines on $920K of income.

2000Flyer

 

[secks]

All this proves is that the prosecution failed to make a good case to the jury. To say that this proves she is not guilty of tax evasion is like saying that O.J. Simpson is innocent of murdering Ron and Nicole simply because the jury found him not guilty. We'll see how this pans out in civil court ...

Title 26 (US Tax Code) clearly states that "individuals" are liable to pay income taxes: Section 1. Also, Section 6012 requires that everyone (with a few exceptions) must "make" tax returns.

 

[Rick1128]

Considering the new criminal background check, she didn't have a thing to lose with her defense.

 

[2000flyer]

All this proves is that the prosecution failed to make a good case to the jury. To say that this proves she is not guilty of tax evasion is like saying that O.J. Simpson is innocent of murdering Ron and Nicole simply because the jury found him not guilty. We'll see how this pans out in civil court ...

Title 26 (US Tax Code) clearly states that "individuals" are liable to pay income taxes: Section 1. Also, Section 6012 requires that everyone (with a few exceptions) must "make" tax returns.

So, secks, what do you do in your spare time?!?!?

2000Flyer

 

[SDF2BUF2MCO]

I read another article on this case. Think it is interesting the IRS and/or the guberment will not provide hard evidence they have the right to tax the people the way they do. But then again the politicians and government have been weaning themselves from the constitution for many years.

 

[wil]

One of the tenets of Karl Marx was the establishment of a "progressive tax" system as a society "evolved" to a Communist State. Interesting that the "new" Russians went to a flat tax (and revenue went up!) and we have the tangled, progressive mess that punishes achievement. The dirty little secret that special interests don't want you to know is that the abolishment of the personal tax code replaced with a national sales tax would send more money to the treasury. Do you think that people who are paid mostly in cash actually pay taxes on their true earnings? There is a great underground economy that the W-2 worker is supporting on their backs.
For the liberals on this board I ask, " If I get a second job to help my family which brings in more money (and puts me in a new tax bracket) why should I be penalized by paying more in taxes?" Overlly simplistic question I know but I'm tired of all the lawyerly parceling of words. Hard work should not be penalized.

 

[secks]

One of the tenets of Karl Marx was the establishment of a "progressive tax" system as a society "evolved" to a Communist State. Interesting that the "new" Russians went to a flat tax (and revenue went up!) and we have the tangled, progressive mess that punishes achievement. The dirty little secret that special interests don't want you to know is that the abolishment of the personal tax code replaced with a national sales tax would send more money to the treasury. Do you think that people who are paid mostly in cash actually pay taxes on their true earnings? There is a great underground economy that the W-2 worker is supporting on their backs.
For the liberals on this board I ask, " If I get a second job to help my family which brings in more money (and puts me in a new tax bracket) why should I be penalized by paying more in taxes?" Overlly simplistic question I know but I'm tired of all the lawyerly parceling of words. Hard work should not be penalized.

Yup, you're right about the new Russian tax system. It was completely overhauled a few years ago. Before, their tax system was extremely burdensome, and taxpayer compliance was low. After "flattening" their tax system, compliance skyrocketed, as did revenue. This came as a shock to many Russian socialists.

Although I'm not a liberal, I can give you one of the "classic" answers to your question. If you are earning enough income to bump yourself into a higher bracket, you can afford to pay higher taxes. This is the argument for tax brackets (a.k.a. income redistribution).

 

[TonyC]

2000flyer:

Apparently she filed 99 exemptions on her W-4. Her only comment in court was to ask the government to show her one section in the federal register that said "she" had to pay taxes.

Actually, she filed "EXEMPT" on her W-4, not 99 exemptions. And she had quite a bit more to say than an "only comment." And it was not just a matter of failing to find anything in the code; she repeatedly asked the IRS to give her information. They did not.

She was aquitted of tax evasion because she convinced a jury that she has been diligently seeking guidance from the IRS for many years. She has been asking them to tell her what part of the code requires her to pay income taxes on her income from a common occupation. Furthermore, she has asked the IRS to show her why she is compelled to file a Form 1040. She convinced the jury that despite her repeated requests for said information, the IRS never responded.

The IRS maintains that she is still liable for the nearly quarter million dollars tax on over $900,000 income, and they still intend to collect. The acquittal was only for the EVASION charge. The good news is that NOW they'll have to return the passport that they seized so she can now continue her employment as a FedEx pilot.