Is it because filing constitutes self-incrimination when your return is used against you in "court" proceedings?
What happens if you dont file? Can Congress punish us for refusing (filing is "voluntary") to file, i.e., refusing to provide Congress with evidence to prosecute us?
Another thing, Congress can levy taxes but does that mean Congress can tell us to figure out how much we owe with mistakes possibly resulting in criminal proceedings? I dont think so, if Congress levies a tax its up to Congress to tell us what we owe, it is not up to us to tell Congress what we owe. If Congress cannot require me to testify against myself, why do the courts let Congress get away with this "voluntary" filing? Because its "voluntary" we have waived our right against self-incrimination by filing, but if we dont file they go after you for not filing.
What happens if you dont file? Can Congress punish us for refusing (filing is "voluntary") to file, i.e., refusing to provide Congress with evidence to prosecute us?
Another thing, Congress can levy taxes but does that mean Congress can tell us to figure out how much we owe with mistakes possibly resulting in criminal proceedings? I dont think so, if Congress levies a tax its up to Congress to tell us what we owe, it is not up to us to tell Congress what we owe. If Congress cannot require me to testify against myself, why do the courts let Congress get away with this "voluntary" filing? Because its "voluntary" we have waived our right against self-incrimination by filing, but if we dont file they go after you for not filing.
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