(Back to WEPIN Store Home Page)A friend of mine, whose name has been changed to protect his privacy, recently decided to no longer volunteer to pay local income tax. Since this deals with a local tax agency, the name and location of the agency have also been changed, again to protect the privacy of my friend, let's call him "George Patrick Franklin".
This case is presented here as it occurs. There will be copies of notices, letters, responses, etc from and to the tax agents and comments from my friend concerning certain aspects of the case. I have attempted to accurately reproduce the forms, notices, and letters but there may be some differences due to the constraints of html coding. I have embedded hypertext links to George's comments and analysis in the documents. Most of the letters TO the tax agents are based on a general government response letter.
There is no guarantee that this effort will result in success for my friend. But therein lies its value as you will be able to see the case as it unfolds and, perhaps, gain a better understanding of what you need to do in order to unvolunteer, if you so desire. So, without further ado, let's begin.
This case begins when George received a Blank Tax Form in early 1998. (The name and other identifying information of the tax agency has been removed for privacy reasons.) There was no letter with it. The only thing received other than the blank form was the instructions for completing the blank form printed on the reverse. George decided to respond rather than just do nothing.
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