The IRS Jurisdiction’s Scope
There are certain people who attempt to avoid paying taxes by walking around the law because they are not aware of how far and wide the IRS extends. The IRS constitutionality and jurisdiction are normally disputed by tax "protesters." So you do not end up suffering IRS issues in the future, you must be aware of the laws as a taxpayer. Let’s take a look at jurisdiction and the extent of the Internal Revenue Service. The power provided to legal bodies or political leaders to enforce consequences and address legal matters is called jurisdiction. The term is commonly heard on television shows or movies about crimes. Because it has jurisdiction over all US taxpayers and people who earn income in the US, the IRS is a bit amorphous. If you don’t understand that you have responsibilities to pay taxes as a taxpayer, you’ll definitely suffer IRS issues. Pertaining to the IRS is the Code of Federal Regulations Title 26: "The Internal Revenue Service is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The Commissioner has general superintendence of the assessment and collection of all taxes imposed by any law providing internal revenue. The Internal Revenue Service is the agency by which these functions are performed." Taxes in all states that give revenue, non-residents earning money in the United States, and US citizens who make money or live in foreign countries are all under IRS jurisdiction. If you don’t pay taxes on capital gains, property, earnings, and more and you belong to any of these categories, IRS issues will happen. There are people who don’t fall under the jurisdiction of the IRS. To show that non-taxpayers are excluded from the regulations and rules of the IRS is this paragraph from the Economy Plumbing and Heating Co. vs. The United States case: "The revenue laws are a code or system in regulation of tax assessment and collection. They relate to taxpayers, and not to non-taxpayers. The latter are without their scope. No procedure is prescribed for non-taxpayers, and no attempt is made to annul any of their rights and remedies in due course of law. With them [non-taxpayers] Congress does not assume to deal, and they are neither of the subject nor of the object of the revenue laws." To avoid IRS issues, you need to find out if you’re a non-taxpayer or not. You can find out from your state’s tax website or the IRS website. Tax protesters insist that the 16th Amendment that provided Congress the authority to collect taxes on income wasn’t properly ratified, discrediting the jurisdiction of the IRS. With a majority vote, the 16th Amendment was indeed ratified. Another frivolous argument is that the IRS has no jurisdiction because it’s not a government agency. In truth, the IRS was founded because the Secretary of Treasury has administration and enforcement power over internal revenue laws. The IRS does have jurisdiction over taxpayers and arguments like these will give people IRS problems. Failure to pay taxes or declare your income truthfully can result in serious IRS issues. You are under IRS jurisdiction if you’re a taxpayer.
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