There are rabbit holes that go into this subject floating around in a lot of places. Some of the info is correct and some of it isn't. Depends on which rabbit hole you go down and which turns it takes. :)

Some of the folks over at the Lighthouse Law Club (http://lighthouseliberty.club/) have some letters they've sent to the IRS in the past that worked. At least that is what I heard. I guess in the US,you're required to file a 1040 OR a filing statement in lieu of the 1040. They took advantage of that.

I have NO idea what they are charging these days to get in. It's basically a letter putting the screws to the IRS quoting their own rules, but then reminding them they can't even trust their own rules according to their own rules and statements. The letter also indicates that they are WILLING to pay the tax of what the owe as soon as the IRS figures it out, but unfortunately since their rules are so convoluted (over 40k worth of tax code/laws/rules, etc)... the signer of the statement says under good conscience they can't sign the 1040. The fine print says that by signing, you agree to ALL the terms and conditions and understand them all....

Do you or I understand 40k worth of pages of tax law?

Didn't think so. So anyway, what they do is take away the "willful" part of non-payment by expressing they are WILLING but with conditions. They even include a money order for 50$. Once it's cashed, legally, the IRS is basically stating they agree to what is written on the statement.

I dunno. Take it for what's it's worth. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.

After I did my own research, I learned I can't deal with the onslaught of paperwork filings and threats they make and them seizing things as a result of it until I learn to literally live with NOTHING -- maybe operating on the gift economy only.

That will be the day...(Mikl looks wistfully up to the clouds.)

But yeah, the way it is set up now (since around 1913 in fact), it's all a big sham, completely illegal and the IRS needs DA BOOT!