July 10, 2001
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NEWS:
* Yeah, I Got Your Money Right Here
* Commentary by One of the Best
* I Waited in Line for This?!
* Going Postal for a Fist Full of Dollars
INFORMATION:
* You and Your IMF
What is an IMF you ask? It is the initials for Individual Master File. If you have ever filed a tax return then the IRS has created an IMF in their computer just for you. Your IMF was created the very first time you filed a return. Now if you have never filed a tax return then the IRS has not created an IMF for you. Why? Because the IRS does not consider you a taxpayer, or should we say they do not consider you an 'individual' until you say you are, and have thereby given them the evidence they need to establish a record of your involvement in a taxable event. The evidence that you provide to the IRS that you do consider yourself a Taxpayer (one word) under the definition of the IRS term individual is a signed return stating such by reporting a taxable event on an appropriate IRS form.
Interestingly it is not until an initial form or return is filed by a citizen with the IRS that they can establish an IMF or record on that "individual". Knowingly or unknowingly IRS personnel trick their master computer by entering phony business codes into their system of records to establish an IMF. You will find that the IRS has most, if not all non-business taxpayers [citizens] listed under a designation of either a manufacturer of pistols and revolvers, or truck and bus chassis, or maybe even the seller of foreign insurance - located outside the geographical bounds of the 50 united States of the Union. If you were listed that way by the IRS as substantiated by an IMF would you challenge it? What if you did challenge it? And what if you did in fact verify for yourself that the IRS had "tricked" its master computer [which is designed to strictly follow the Internal Revenue Code] to establish an ongoing taxable event year after year - even when the taxable event specified in the IMF is not even remotely connected and subject to domestic source income that you earn? Would you challenge the designation then if you learned there is no lawful imposition of taxes on solely domestic earned income for citizens? If you answered yes we will provide you information at the end of this article on how to obtain your IMF. If you already have a copy of your IMF perhaps you would like it decoded to show how the IRS has you listed. We will also provide information on that as well at the end of this article. Maybe you are a "person" who has never ever filed a return with the IRS? If this is the case, then congratulations you have avoided the biggest obstacle in overcoming the IRS mantra and oxymoron known as "voluntary compliance".
A word about the IRS' voluntary compliance mantra for a moment, then we shall return to the IMF. The IRS likens voluntary compliance and filing returns on domestic earned income to policing oneself when stopping at a stop light - or - stop sign. You can 'run' the risk of not volunteering to stop and disregard the rules of the road, or you can volunteer to obey the rules. The question I have is, if the law [the rules] requires you to stop at an intersection then why wouldn't it be called *mandatory* compliance? Wouldn't that be the more appropriate language? The fact is the "tax" which citizens pay on solely domestic source income is based upon their voluntary compliance, and rightly so, as the words are descriptive to fit the means in which they are intended, and should be enforced. When you learn that the designation in your IMF is grossly incorrect and that the IRS has you listed as involved in an excise taxable activity in which you are obviously not participating - since there can't be a correct listing, you will then understand more fully what the IRS really means by voluntary compliance. For once you know the truth behind the income tax and still continue to "comply" your participation will truly be voluntary.
This brings us to another point. It's not unusual for citizens to fear their government [in this case the IRS] after actually requesting their personal IMF from the IRS and then having it decoded to show they're listed as participating in an taxable activity, yet one in which they have never ever participated in. I don't blame a citizen for fearing their government when this is a case of blatant deception and fraud. However having the evidence in ones hand strengthens it to resist the extortion the IRS tries to pull to maintain voluntary compliance.
WARNING <<Social Commentary On>> Unfortunately for the collective whole of Patriotic Americans who take a stand for the truth... and I'm not referring to "citizens" or conservative think tanks who just ring their hands, whine, complain then urge others to periodically cast their meaningless votes of support for Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumber's political agenda - there just seems to be a serious lack of Americans with spines today to take a stand against blatant government tyranny. A majority of Americans who learn the truth behind the income tax casually disregard the facts and the law and turn to what I like to call voluntary complacency - because after all, they still have their beer and baseball... right? It was Winston Churchill who once said... "Most people, sometime in their lives, stumble across truth. Most jump up, brush themselves off, and hurry on about their business as if nothing had happened." <<Social Commentary Off>>
Now back to the IMF story. The IMF tracks the activities of individual taxpayers, which more than likely dear citizen you are not. Since the IRS computers are programmed to follow the law as passed by Congress, and then codified by the legal staff the output provided by the computers remains 100% Constitutional. The input or transaction codes placed into the computers on behalf of citizens however is entirely a different story. A typical IRS civil servant is limited to very specific and narrow functions when entering information, and it is a literally one hand not knowing what the other is doing situation. Also civil servants at the IRS are programmed to just follow orders by higher-ups and usually are kept in the dark of the entire process in the railroading factory. The burden is upon the citizen to correct the mistakes made by the IRS, which is why requesting a copy of your IMF if you have one, and then having it decoded is a fantastic step in protecting and documenting a citizen's assertions that they are not the Taxpayer the IRS says they are.... which is why the IRS may have made this statement to warn its agents in section 5221 of the Internal Revenue Manual titled: General: guidelines to assist in developing return, compliance programs..."avoid unnecessary taxpayer reaction from the 'nonbusiness taxpayer'... due to the nature of the tax situation".
To learn more on this topic and why requesting a copy of an Individual Master File is an important step for non-filers watch the summary of video tape # 4 – titled: “The Misapplication and Fraudulent Assessment Process” from the Just The Facts video series – click here. (Requires the free Real Player plug-in) This video series is part of the Tax Freedom 101 Home-Study program.
Requesting the Individual Master File: Members of the Save-A-Patriot Fellowship may have a caseworker request a copy of a member's IMF under the Privacy Act by filing a formal FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] request to the IRS via the Power-of-Attorney process. If you would like to learn more about membership opportunities visit http://www.taxfreedom101.com/pages/sap.htm
Decoding the Individual Master File: If you have already obtained your IMF for previous filing years, and will be doing so for subsequent years you may wish to pick the IRS 6209 IMF Decoding Manual on CD available at the Tax Freedom 101 store. This CD will walk you through the decoding process, or if you are a member of the Save-A-Patriot Fellowship you may have a caseworker decode the IMF for you, provide you a report, and put the IRS on notice of their mistake. Visit http://www.taxfreedom101.com/products/6209_manual.htm for more on this CD and other products.
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