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Among the most outspoken voices making that case are Peymon Mottahedeh, fou= nder of Freedom Law School [ https://substack.com/redirect/38ec1a13-c35a-4e= 6c-b9ea-5403a0795687?j=3DeyJ1IjoiM3NwajY0In0.BJJdz89Ye6wAZoM01G5v_WYRo6EUKy= NTkR1RevTnrk8 ], and former IRS Criminal Investigation Division agent Joe B= anister.=20 For decades, they have promoted a controversial interpretation of federal i= ncome tax law, arguing that many Americans are not legally required to file= or pay income taxes. A central claim in their teachings is that the income tax system operates p= rimarily through what they describe as =E2=80=9Cvoluntary compliance.=E2=80= =9D=20 According to their interpretation, the IRS relies heavily on individuals vo= luntarily filing returns and reporting income, rather than enforcing a clea= rly defined legal obligation that applies to all citizens.=20 They argue that forms like the 1040 function as a kind of self-assessment m= echanism=E2=80=94one that individuals complete under the assumption that th= ey are required to do so. Mottahedeh and Banister frequently point to Supreme Court cases as the foun= dation for their arguments. Supporters often cite rulings like Cheek v. Uni= ted States (1991), which acknowledged that a taxpayer=E2=80=99s good-faith = misunderstanding of tax law could negate =E2=80=9Cwillfulness=E2=80=9D in c= riminal cases.=20 Other cases are cited in discussions about the definition of =E2=80=9Cincom= e.=E2=80=9D For example, Burnet v. Logan (1930) addressed when income is ac= tually realized, with the Court ruling that income could not be taxed until= a taxpayer had recovered their capital investment.=20 Advocates use cases like this to argue that not all money received qualifie= s as taxable income under the law, and that the definition of income is nar= rower than commonly believed. Additionally, some interpretations focus on statutory arguments tied to spe= cific sections of the Internal Revenue Code, particularly Section 861. Prop= onents claim that this section limits what qualifies as taxable income to c= ertain categories or sources.=20 Another case often discussed in these circles is United States v. Sullivan = (1927), where the Supreme Court ruled that a taxpayer could not refuse to f= ile a return on Fifth Amendment grounds.=20 Supporters of Mottahedeh and Banister=E2=80=99s views sometimes reference t= his case to highlight tensions between constitutional protections and tax e= nforcement, arguing that the requirement to file may conflict with individu= al rights. The documentary Slave Nation brings many of these ideas together, presentin= g Mottahedeh=E2=80=99s personal story and his decades-long effort to challe= nge the IRS.=20 The film portrays him as someone who, after studying the law extensively, c= oncluded that the income tax system is sustained more by belief and complia= nce than by enforceable statutes.=20 It also highlights Joe Banister=E2=80=99s journey from IRS investigator to = outspoken critic, emphasizing his claim that his own research led him to qu= estion the legal foundation of the tax system. Throughout the film and related materials, a recurring theme is that the sy= stem persists because most people never question it.=20 Activists argue that once individuals examine the legal arguments and court= cases for themselves, they may come to different conclusions about their o= bligations under the law. These claims remain highly controversial and widely debated.=20 Still, the movement led by figures like Mottahedeh and Banister continues t= o attract attention, fueled by broader concerns about government authority,= taxation, and individual rights. 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ing":false,"align":null,"offset":false}" alt=3D"" = width=3D"550" height=3D"314.2857142857143" src=3D"https://substackcdn.com/i= mage/fetch/$s_!LSFJ!,w_1100,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep= /https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F084= b281f-06c7-4611-b1dc-49b840211dc5_2688x1536.png" style=3D"border: none !imp= ortant;vertical-align: middle;display: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubi= c;height: auto;margin-bottom: 0;width: auto !important;max-width: 100% !imp= ortant;margin: 0 auto;"></a></td><td style=3D"text-align: center;"></td></t= r></tbody></table></figure></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(= 54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Americans once launched a rev= olution over taxes that, by today’s standards, were relatively small.= </p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;= font-size: 16px;">The Boston Tea Party and the rallying cry of “no ta= xation without representation” reflected a belief that government ove= rreach—even in modest amounts—was worth resisting. </p><p style= =3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16= px;">Fast forward to today, and some activists argue that the modern tax sy= stem represents a far greater intrusion, both financially and constitutiona= lly, than anything the founders faced.</p><div class=3D"captioned-image-con= tainer-static" style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;margin: 32px auto= ;"><figure style=3D"width: 100%;margin: 0 auto;"><table class=3D"image-wrap= per" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" data-c= omponent-name=3D"Image2ToDOMStatic" style=3D"mso-padding-alt: 1em 0 1.6em;"= ><tbody><tr><td style=3D"text-align: center;"></td><td class=3D"content" al= ign=3D"left" width=3D"1456" style=3D"text-align: center;"><a class=3D"image= -link" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/4f09fd57-b2a= 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src=3D"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/= $s_!Pgzv!,w_1100,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2= F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f7a9be6-b2b9-= 48d0-9e39-dbc4a4d18f54_1600x1158.webp" style=3D"border: none !important;ver= tical-align: middle;display: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;height: = auto;margin-bottom: 0;width: auto !important;max-width: 100% !important;mar= gin: 0 auto;"></a></td><td style=3D"text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody>= </table></figure></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);= line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>Among the most outspoken voices m= aking that case are Peymon Mottahedeh, founder of </span><a href=3D"https:/= /substack.com/redirect/38ec1a13-c35a-4e6c-b9ea-5403a0795687?j=3DeyJ1IjoiM3N= wajY0In0.BJJdz89Ye6wAZoM01G5v_WYRo6EUKyNTkR1RevTnrk8" rel=3D"" style=3D"col= or: rgb(54,55,55);text-decoration: underline;">Freedom Law School</a><span>= , and former IRS Criminal Investigation Division agent Joe Banister. </span= ></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;= font-size: 16px;">For decades, they have promoted a controversial interpret= ation of federal income tax law, arguing that many Americans are not legall= y required to file or pay income taxes.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;c= olor: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">A central claim in = their teachings is that the income tax system operates primarily through wh= at they describe as “voluntary compliance.” </p><p style=3D"mar= gin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Ac= cording to their interpretation, the IRS relies heavily on individuals volu= ntarily filing returns and reporting income, rather than enforcing a clearl= y defined legal obligation that applies to all citizens. </p><p style=3D"ma= rgin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">T= hey argue that forms like the 1040 function as a kind of self-assessment me= chanism—one that individuals complete under the assumption that they = are required to do so.</p><div class=3D"captioned-image-container-static" s= tyle=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;margin: 32px auto;"><figure style= =3D"width: 100%;margin: 0 auto;"><table class=3D"image-wrapper" width=3D"10= 0%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" data-component-name=3D= "Image2ToDOMStatic" style=3D"mso-padding-alt: 1em 0 1.6em;"><tbody><tr><td = style=3D"text-align: center;"></td><td class=3D"content" align=3D"left" wid= th=3D"1376" style=3D"text-align: center;"><a class=3D"image-link" target=3D= "_blank" href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/13f23dbe-68b8-4545-ba2f-1b30= 96a2216d?j=3DeyJ1IjoiM3NwajY0In0.BJJdz89Ye6wAZoM01G5v_WYRo6EUKyNTkR1RevTnrk= 8" rel=3D"" style=3D"position: relative;flex-direction: column;align-items:= center;padding: 0;width: auto;height: auto;border: none;text-decoration: n= one;display: block;margin: 0;"><img class=3D"wide-image" data-attrs=3D"{&qu= ot;src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/imag= es/f451047e-f9f6-4b9e-9bf7-db377bd7ab27_1376x768.png","srcNoWater= mark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,&quo= t;height":768,"width":1376,"resizeWidth":null,&quo= t;bytes":2194218,"alt":null,"title":null,"typ= e":"image/png","href":null,"belowTheFold"= ;:true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":"https:= //diedsuddenlynews.substack.com/i/194325164?img=3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-po= st-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff451047e-f9f6-4b9e-9bf7-db377= bd7ab27_1376x768.png","isProcessing":false,"align"= :null,"offset":false}" alt=3D"" width=3D"550" height=3D"306.97674= 41860465" src=3D"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!vAiE!,w_1100,c_lim= it,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-medi= a.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff451047e-f9f6-4b9e-9bf7-db377bd7ab27= _1376x768.png" style=3D"border: none !important;vertical-align: middle;disp= lay: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;height: auto;margin-bottom: 0;wi= dth: auto !important;max-width: 100% !important;margin: 0 auto;"></a></td><= td style=3D"text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></figure></div><= p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-s= ize: 16px;"><span>Mottahedeh and Banister frequently point to Supreme Court= cases as the foundation for their arguments. Supporters often cite rulings= like </span><em>Cheek v. United States</em><span> (1991), which acknowledg= ed that a taxpayer’s good-faith misunderstanding of tax law could neg= ate “willfulness” in criminal cases. </span></p><p style=3D"mar= gin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><s= pan>Other cases are cited in discussions about the definition of “inc= ome.” For example, </span><em>Burnet v. Logan</em><span> (1930) addre= ssed when income is actually realized, with the Court ruling that income co= uld not be taxed until a taxpayer had recovered their capital investment. <= /span></p><div class=3D"video-player-with-background is-static video-player= -wrapper" role=3D"region" aria-label=3D"Video player" style=3D"flex-grow: 1= ;font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;margin-top: 0.5em;"><a class=3D"video-pl= ayer video-player-with-background" href=3D"https://substack.com/redirect/30= 0067e7-c993-40c3-a999-4b09a9f99364?j=3DeyJ1IjoiM3NwajY0In0.BJJdz89Ye6wAZoM0= 1G5v_WYRo6EUKyNTkR1RevTnrk8" style=3D"position: relative;display: block;wid= th: 100%;cursor: pointer;background-color: rgb(0,0,0);height: auto;border-r= adius: 8px;padding-bottom: 0"><img class=3D"video-player-preview" width=3D"= 550" src=3D"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qOmr!,w_1100,h_618,c_fi= ll,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/l_play_button_usfui2,w_144,e_col= orize:0/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-video.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fvideo_upload%2Fpost= %2F194325164%2Fa89e8872-a7ac-4f12-9886-465077b7ee71%2Ftranscoded-00001.png"= data-component-name=3D"VideoPlayer-PreviewImg" data-testid=3D"video-player= -static-preview-image" style=3D"border: none !important;vertical-align: mid= dle;display: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;max-width: 100%;height: = auto;margin: 0 auto;width: 100%;max-height: 100%;background: black;cursor: = pointer;position: relative;border-radius: 8px;"></a></div><p style=3D"margi= n: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Advo= cates use cases like this to argue that not all money received qualifies as= taxable income under the law, and that the definition of income is narrowe= r than commonly believed.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,5= 5,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Additionally, some interpretation= s focus on statutory arguments tied to specific sections of the Internal Re= venue Code, particularly Section 861. Proponents claim that this section li= mits what qualifies as taxable income to certain categories or sources. </p= ><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font= -size: 16px;"><span>Another case often discussed in these circles is </span= ><em>United States v. Sullivan</em><span> (1927), where the Supreme Court r= uled that a taxpayer could not refuse to file a return on Fifth Amendment g= rounds. </span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line= -height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Supporters of Mottahedeh and Banister’= ;s views sometimes reference this case to highlight tensions between consti= tutional protections and tax enforcement, arguing that the requirement to f= ile may conflict with individual rights.</p><div class=3D"captioned-image-c= ontainer-static" style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;margin: 32px au= to;"><figure style=3D"width: 100%;margin: 0 auto;"><table class=3D"image-wr= apper" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" data= -component-name=3D"Image2ToDOMStatic" style=3D"mso-padding-alt: 1em 0 1.6em= ;"><tbody><tr><td style=3D"text-align: center;"></td><td class=3D"content" = align=3D"left" width=3D"1456" style=3D"text-align: center;"><a class=3D"ima= ge-link" target=3D"_blank" 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width=3D"550"= height=3D"298.0425824175824" src=3D"https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s= _!hJgr!,w_1100,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%= 2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffe98ab1e-0532-49= 35-ae02-f89db9aafdf3_2542x1378.png" style=3D"border: none !important;vertic= al-align: middle;display: block;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;height: aut= o;margin-bottom: 0;width: auto !important;max-width: 100% !important;margin= : 0 auto;"></a></td><td style=3D"text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></t= able></figure></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);lin= e-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><span>The documentary </span><em>Slave Nat= ion</em><span> brings many of these ideas together, presenting Mottahedeh&#= 8217;s personal story and his decades-long effort to challenge the IRS. </s= pan></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26= px;font-size: 16px;">The film portrays him as someone who, after studying t= he law extensively, concluded that the income tax system is sustained more = by belief and compliance than by enforceable statutes. </p><p style=3D"marg= in: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">It = also highlights Joe Banister’s journey from IRS investigator to outsp= oken critic, emphasizing his claim that his own research led him to questio= n the legal foundation of the tax system.</p><table class=3D"twitter-embed = tweet" role=3D"presentation" width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" = cellpadding=3D"0" data-component-name=3D"TweetToDOMStatic" style=3D"backgro= und: rgb(255,255,255);color: rgb(54,55,55);display: flex;flex-direction: co= lumn;gap: 12px;max-width: 550px;margin: 32px auto;border: 1px solid rgb(0,0= ,0,.1);direction: ltr;border-radius: 12px;padding: 16px 16px 12px;font-fami= ly: system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,= Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI 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