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Classifying local taxes as "charitable contributions"? I'm really on the fence about this. On the one hand, it seems an absurd and grossly inaccurate characte
by bcheung 8y ago
Classifying local taxes as "charitable contributions"? I'm really on the fence about this.
On the one hand, it seems an absurd and grossly inaccurate characterization, borderline lying and definitely tax evasion.
On the other hand, there's this:
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
Also, someone needs to tell the IRS that they don't get to dictate Federal law. The legislative branch decides the laws, the judicial branch interprets them. The IRS is neither.
- noobermin 8y agoNot really. The IRS is enacting the law Congress gave them, as it's supposed to. You can disagree with that law (I do) but I don't see them stepping outside their constitutional authority
- bcheung 8y agoIn spirit, yes, but I think this is a matter of debate and ultimately will need to be decided by the tax courts. The states are following the letter of the law but definitely circumventing the spirit of the law. This really comes down to how much leeway the Federal government, more specifically the tax courts, gives the IRS.