V07N2 PresumedDuties
V07N2 PresumedDuties
V07N2 PresumedDuties
by Frank Kowalik
As weve seen in some of elected or appointed, of the gress does not permit the in-
the previous articles, the govern- United States, Alaska, Hawaii, or come portion to be taxed. Ac-
ment seems to impose the in- any political subdivision thereof, cording to 4 U.S.C. Sec. 111:
come tax on private sector work- or the District of Columbia, the State, and so forth, taxation
ers through a measure of legal compensation received as such), affecting Federal areas; taxation
trickery . Mr. Kowalik offers one of whatever kind and in whatever affecting Federal employees; in-
strategy to defeat some of that form paid, or from professions, come tax. The United States con-
trickery. vocations, trades, businesses, sents to the taxation of pay or
commerce, or sales, or dealings compensation for personal ser-
in property, whether real or per- vice as an officer or employee of
There is no simple way to sonal, growing out of the own- the United States, a territory or
explain the term Federal income ership or use of or interest in possession or political subdivision
tax return. It is certain, however, such property; also from interest, thereof, the government of the
that it does not mean that a 1040 rent, dividends, securities, or the District of Columbia, or an agency
form is required by law to be transaction of any business car- or instrumentality of one or more
made by all working Americans. ried on for gain or profit, or gains of the foregoing, by a duly consti-
The duty to make a Federal in- or profits and income derived tuted taxing authority having ju-
come tax return applies to from any source whatever. risdiction, if the taxation does not
wages received from the U.S. Gov- Under this law, gross in- discriminate against the officer or
ernment. The duty to file a 1040 come includes gain and in- employee because of the source
form applies primarily to federal come derived from wages re- of the pay or compensation.
government employees (FGE). ceived by a federal government By this law the U.S. Govern-
The Revenue Act of 1918 (c. employee (FGE). ment permits state governments
18, 40 Stat. 1057, enacted by The income portion is con- to tax its property (the gain
Congress on February 24, 1919 sideration for their labor, while portion of gross income derived
Sec. 213) controls the wages re- the nature of gain portion re- from wages) in the possession
ceived by persons whose con- mains U.S. Government property of a FGE. State governments
duct is effectively connected with transferred into the possession demonstrate their understanding
a trade or business within the of the FGE transferee [see 26 of this fact by only applying state
U.S. Government: USC Sec. 6902]. The gain por- income taxes to persons who
. . . for the purposes of this tion creates the liability and duty are first required to make and file
title. . . the term gross income - to return to the U.S. Govern- the Federal income tax return.
(a) Includes gains, profits, ment any part of it that cannot However, Congress has
and income derived from salaries, be legally retained by the FGE. made no law as to taxation of pay
wages, or compensation for per- That which can be retained is or compensation for personal
sonal service (including in the noticed on a 1040 form; the bal- service performed for any person
case of the President of the ance is returned to the U.S. Trea- other than the U.S. Government
United States, the judges of the sury. The part which is returned [see 4 U.S.C. Sec. 111]. Congres-
Supreme and inferior courts of is commonly referred to as tax. sional intent to exempt private
the United States, and all other To avoid prejudice to prop- sector workers from the income
officers and employees, whether erty that belongs to the FGE, Con- tax is demonstrated by 26 U.S.C.
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